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Moreover, I perceive that you are not entirely happy—I fear that those recent embarrassments——" "Speak not of them, Rosamond," interrupted Mr. Torrens sternly; for so great was his pride, that he could not endure the idea of his own daughters being acquainted with his late pecuniary difficulties. MOREOVER I PERCEIVE THAT YOU ARE NOT ENTIRELY HAPPY I FEAR THAT THOSE RECENT EMBARRASSMENTS SPEAK NOT OF THEM ROSAMOND INTERRUPTED MISTER TORRANCE STERNLY FOR SO GREAT WAS HIS PRIDE THAT HE COULD NOT ENDURE THE IDEA OF HIS OWN DAUGHTER'S BEING ACQUAINTED WITH HIS LATE PECUNIARY DIFFICULTIES
 come and pass a week or two with me? It will be a perfect charity on your part; and I am convinced also that change of scene will cheer your spirits. Come to me, my dearest Rosamond, early to-morrow morning (God willing)—if your good kind father can spare you. "Ever your sincere and attached friend, "MARTHA SLINGSBY." The vile hypocrisy which characterised this letter enhanced, if possible, the blackness of that crime towards the consummation of which it was so material a step; and Mr. Torrens stood gazing upon the document until all its characters seemed to move and agitate on the surface of the paper like a legion of hideous reptiles swarming together. But at length mastering his horribly painful emotions, he turned towards his daughter, saying, "And wherefore, Rosamond, should you not accept an invitation as kind as it is considerate?" "Oh! my dear father," exclaimed the maiden, "I could not think of leaving you at a time when you have just lost the society of one of your children. N FRIENDSHIP WILL YOU MY LOVE COME AND PASS A WEEK OR TWO WITH ME IT WILL BE A PERFECT CHARITY ON YOUR PART AND I AM CONVINCED ALSO THAT CHANGE OF SCENE WILL CHEER YOUR SPIRITS COME TO ME MY DEAREST ROSAMOND EARLY TO MORROW MORNING GOD WILLING IF YOUR GOOD KIND FATHER CAN SPARE YOU EVER YOUR SINCERE AND ATTACHED FRIEND MARTHA SLINGSBY THE VILE HYPOCRISY WHICH CHARACTERIZED THIS LETTER ENHANCED IF POSSIBLE THE BLACKNESS OF THAT CRIME TOWARD THE CONSUMMATION OF WHICH IT WAS SO MATERIAL A STEP AND MISTER TORRANCE STOOD GAZING UPON THE DOCUMENT UNTIL ALL ITS CHARACTERS SEEMED TO MOVE AND AGITATE ON THE SURFACE OF THE PAPER LIKE A LEGION OF HIDEOUS REPTILES SWARMING TOGETHER BUT AT LENGTH MASTERING HIS HORRIBLY PAINFUL EMOTIONS HE TURNED TOWARDS HIS DAUGHTER SAYING AND WHEREFORE ROSAMOND SHOULD YOU NOT ACCEPT AN INVITATION AS KIND AS IT IS CONSIDERATE OH MY DEAR FATHER EXCLAIMED THE MAIDEN I COULD NOT THINK OF LEAVING YOU AT A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE JUST LOST THE SOCIETY OF ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN
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