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[Illustration] But we cannot place on record all that was urged by him, or objected to by his mistress, on this particular point; suffice it to say that, influenced by the menaces more than by the reasoning which came from his lips, the pious lady at last consented to become the pander to his damnable machinations. BUT WE CANNOT PLACE ON RECORD ALL THAT WAS URGED BY HIM OR OBJECTED TO BY HIS MISTRESS IN THIS PARTICULAR POINT SUFFICE IT TO SAY INFLUENCED BY THE MENACES MORE THAN BY THE REASONING WHICH CAME FROM HIS LIPS THE PIOUS LADY AT LAST CONSENTED TO BECOME THE PANDAR TO HIS DAMNABLE MACHINATIONS
ngly proposed that he should permit Clarence Villiers to marry Adelais without delay—her drooping health serving as the plea for this relenting disposition on his part. I moreover promised my special protection on behalf of Clarence, for whom I can speedily obtain a government situation of far greater emolument than the paltry clerkship which he now holds. Then, when the wedding is over, and the young couple have quitted London, to pass the honeymoon somewhere in the country, _you will request Rosamond to spend a few days at your house_." And the baronet fixed a significant look upon his mistress as he uttered these words, so pregnant with terrible meaning. "Impossible!" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby: "if the deed were done here—beneath this roof—it would ruin me!" "Ridiculous!" cried the baronet; and he proceeded to argue his hellish project in a manner which showed how fully he had considered it in all its details, and how artfully he had devised the means to render an exposure improbable.  OBJECTION AND I ACCORDINGLY PROPOSED THAT HE SHOULD PERMIT CLARENCE VILLIERS TO MARRY ADALECE WITHOUT DELAY HER DROOPING HEALTH SERVING AS THE PLEA FOR THIS RELENTING DISPOSITION ON HIS PART I MOREOVER PROMISED MY SPECIAL PROTECTION ON BEHALF OF CLARENCE FOR WHOM I CAN SPEEDILY OBTAIN A GOVERNMENT SITUATION OF FAR GREATER EMULUMENT THAN THE PALTRY CLERKSHIP WHICH HE NOW HOLDS THEN WHEN THE WEDDING IS OVER AND THE YOUNG COUPLE HAVE QUITTED LONDON TO PASS THE HONEYMOON SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY YOU WILL REQUEST ROSAMOND TO SPEND A FEW DAYS AT YOUR HOUSE AND THE BARONET FIXED A SIGNIFICANT LOOK UPON HIS MISTRESS AS HE UTTERED THESE WORDS SO PREGNANT WITH TERRIBLE MEANING IMPOSSIBLE EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY IF THE DEED WERE DONE HERE BENEATH THIS ROOF IT WOULD RUIN ME RIDICULOUS CRIED THE BARONET AND HE PROCEEDED TO ARGUE HIS HELLISH PROJECT IN A MANNER WHICH SHOWED HOW FULLY HE HAD CONSIDERED IT IN ALL ITS DETAILS AND HOW ARTFULLY HE HAD DEVISED THE MEANS TO RENDER AN EXPOSURE IMPROBABLE
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