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But when the morning came, and the vehicle which was to convey her to London drove up to the door, how appalling were the feelings which agitated,—nay, absolutely raged in the breast of Mr. Torrens! BUT WHEN THE MORNING CAME AND THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS TO CONVEY HER TO LONDON DROVE UP TO THE DOOR HOW APPALLING WERE THE FEELINGS WHICH AGITATED NAY ABSOLUTELY ENRAGED IN THE BREAST OF MISTER TORRANC
iden, "I could not think of leaving you at a time when you have just lost the society of one of your children. 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. "To return to the subject of that letter," he added, after a few moments' pause, "I think you cannot do better than accept the invitation:—indeed, it would appear unkind were you to refuse it. Mrs. Slingsby is suffering from indisposition—and she is evidently anxious to have a companion. Therefore, Rosamond, I must beg you to commence your preparations for the visit." The young lady urged various remonstrances against this resolution; but her father over-ruled them all—and it was accordingly determined at length that she should repair to Old Burlington Street on the following morning. R 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 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 TO RETURN TO THE SUBJECT OF THAT LETTER HE ADDED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS PAUSE I THINK YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN ACCEPT THE INVITATION INDEED IT WOULD APPEAR UNKIND WERE YOU TO REFUSE IT MISSUS LINGSBY IS SUFFERING FROM INDISPOSITION AND SHE IS EVIDENTLY ANXIOUS TO HAVE A COMPANION THEREFORE ROSAMOND I MUST BEG YOU TO COMMENCE YOUR PREPARATIONS FOR THE VISIT THE YOUNG LADY URGED VARIOUS REMONSTRANCES AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION BUT HER FATHER OVER RULED THEM ALL AND IT WAS ACCORDINGLY DETERMINED AT LENGTH THAT SHE SHOULD REPAIR TO OLD BURLINGTON STREET ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING
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