The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-02
HE E MYSTERIES OF
UDoL pho.
4 ROMANCE By ANN RADCLIFFE

'of' ehNt ehS propoSeu connection De-
tween the families must from this
lime be Thought OF no more
The unfeeling manner ia which =
dame MOntoni thus in'ormei ,..,
niece. that she must L., s,,.l
perhaps for ever. from r,e "a. t.
whom she was ON the p,in, o. b Z |
united for life. added to the i,maN, !
which she must otherwise hav. If /
fer-d at such Intelligence. When h,
could speak she asked the cau>, :.
the sudden change in madam's SER
towards Valancourt, bui The
only reply She cUuld obtain Was. that
the siBnOr mad forbade the crnnecl ion.
it to be greatly inferior 10
what Emily might reasonably expect
1 now leave the affair entirely to
the signor, added madame Montuni,
but must say, that NJ. Nalapcuury
never was afavourite with me, and
was over persuaded, or should 10.
have given my consen. to the conuec-
tiOn. was weak enough-I am so
foolish sometimes - to suffer other
peoples uneaSiness to affect me, anu
80 my better judgment yIel, d to
aff1icJiun. hut the sigu.r has v,I
properly painted out The folly of thus,
and he shall not have co reprove me 4,
second time. l am determined that
YOU shall submit 10 Lnuse, ~,o k,.
now to guide you better Than y"u
self-1 am determined that you sha
be confOrmable
Emily would have been astonishe,
at the assertion or this ell auei
speech, had not her mind been 81
overwhelmed by the sudden shock i
ad received, that she scarcely head
i word OF what was latterly add,es>.c
To her. Whatever we're the weakness
or madame Montoni, she might hav,
avoided to accuse herself with ,ho>
,f compassion and tenderness to In.
feelings OF Others, and especially to
those Of Emily. 1t was the same am
bition, that lately prevailed upon her
to solicit an alliance with madam
Clairval's family, which induced her t.
| withdraw from it, now that her mar
riage with Montoni had exalt, d her
self consequence, and with it hel
views for her niece.
Emily was, at this time, too mucl
Affected to en- ploy either remnu-
STRANGE, or entreatv OH this topic
md, when. at length. she attempte,
the latter, her emotion overcame hrr
peech, and she. retired to her apar
ment. to think, if i'm the present state
Of her mind to think was p lssibe. up.
III this sudden and overwhelming sui,
iect.
In this perturbed state she passed
some hours. and, when she was sum
'noned to dinner, she entreated per
mission co remain in her own apa,t
'nens; but madame Montoni was aIon
and the request was refused
AS she crossed the hall, person
entered 1T by the grea' door, whom, az
ner eyes hastily glanced that way, She
Imagined TO be Montoni, and she was
oassing on with quicker Steps, when
she heard the we'll known voice of
Valancourt.
Emily, o! nv Emily cried he in
6one faltering with impatieuce, whil,
she turned, and, as he advanced. was
alarmed at the expression of his coun
Genance, and the eager desperation o,
his air. In tears, Emily! l would
speak with you, said he, nave much
To say; conduct me where we may
converse. But you uremble-yuu are
iii! Let me lead you to a seat
He observed the open door # an
'partment, and hastily tool her hauC
ID lead her thither; but she ..ttempt,d
withdraw it, and said with d la.
,iid smile, am better ALREADY: II yo,
ish to see my aunt she is in the din.
parlour. ! must SPEAK with you
y Emily replied Valancourr, COCO
.od! IL is already come t. this? ,r,
III indeed SO willing to .es "a M.
Ut this is an improper place AZ
verheard. Let me intreat YOUR at
ention, IL only for few minutes.
when you have seen my aunt, said
.mily. / was wretched enough when
came mther. exclaimed Valancuurr
not encrease my misery by thi
olness-thiS cruel refusal.
The dependency, with which he
Joke this, affected her almost to |
. 'ars, but she persisted in refusing t,
ear him, till he had coEversed witt
iadame Montoni. Where is her hUs-
and, where, then, is Montoni? Said
Valancourt, in an altered tone, it is he
o whom must speak.
Emily, terrified for the consequence,
# the Indignation, that flashed in is
yes, trembllngly assured him, THAI
ontoni was not at home, and entrrar
d he would endeavour to mOdrrat
lis resentment. AT tile trrmuluis
ccents OF her y,ice, his eyes sof eucd
lstantly from wildneEs into tender