The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-23


form your uncle Of your acqulescence.
Yol Will soon see him, for IL is nay in
tentlon TO take you, With Madame
Nontoni, in few days to Miarenti.
and then you can then talk over the
affair.
Emily wrote on the opposite page
OF the paper as follows:
1t Is now useless, Sir, for me to re-.
monstrste upon the circumstances Of
which signor Mnntoni informs me
that he has written. l could have
wished, at least, that the affair had
been concluded with less precipitat-
ion, That l might have taught my.
self To subdue some prejudices, as the
Siguuf Calls them, which still linger
in my heart. As IL IL, / submit, In
point Of prudence nothing certainly
can be objected; but though submit,
L have Yet much to say On some other
points Ut The subject, when 1 shall
have The honor of seeing you. In the
meantime l entreat you will take care
Oh Theresa, FOR the sake OF
Sir,
Your atfec,iUnate uiece,
Emily 81. Aubeit.
MonLUni smiled saLIricaily at VIA
emily had written. but did not ubjC, {,
~ ~, anu she Withdrew tO her ow d,
aiLIhenL. where She Set down LO Dekii
d letter to Valancourt, in which sh.
related the particulars of her journe,
aud her arrival at Venice, describing
some of the most striking scenes IL
the passage over the Alps; her emo-
tions on the hrst view Of Italy; the
maners and characters of the people
around her, and some few circumstan
ces Of hontori's conduct.
III the evening Madame Montoni'
and her party went out upon the sea,
and as the Count led Emily to hi.
zendaletto, he carried her hand to hi,
lips, and thanked her for the con.
descension she bad shewn him. Emil,
In extreme surprise and displeasure
hastily withdrew her hand, and cen.
cluded that he had spoken ironically;
but, on reaching the steps of the ter.
+ race, and observing by the livery, that
IL was The Counts zepdalstto, which
waited below; while the rest of the
party, having arranged themselves In
| the gondolaS, were moving on. she de
icrmined not to permit u separat.
snFO va a md tktc clN hl
good evening, returned to the portico
The Count followed to eIpostnlate
| and entreat, and Montoni, who thei
;ame out, rendered solicitation Ut.
| necessary, for, without condescendinp
| to speak, he took her hand, and let
her to the Zendaletto. Emily was mo-
| silent; she entreated Montoni, in .
| ,ow voice. to consider the impropriety
| ty Of these circumstances, and Tbs
tie would spare her the modification
Of submitting TO them; he, however,
was inflexible.
This caprice is intolerable, said he,
and shall no Sc induIged; here Is ro
impropriaty in the case.
have been impatient; said he, ad-
dressing Emily to express my graft
rude: to thank you for your goodness
out must also thank siRnor Monton!
who has allowed me the this oppor.
tnnity Of doing So
Emily regarded the Count with 9
look Of mingled astoniEhment ant
displeasure.
| III ever had disguised them, Sir
said Emily "nh recollected spirit.
would certainly be unnecessary ar
longer to do so. l had hoped. III
that you would have spared me al
farther necessity OF alluding To them
tut since you do not grant this, hea
me declare, and for the last time
that your perseverance has deprive
7 you even or the esteem, which wa
inclined to believe you merited.
: Astonishing exclaimed Montoni