The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-23
THE MYSTERIES OF
UDOLPHO,
A ROMANCE BY ANN RADCLIFFE

Towards the conclusion o.! his letter
which is dated week after this SEN
tence, Valancourt adds, l have re-
ceived summons from my regiment,
and 1 Join II Without regret, since i
am shut out from the scenes that are
so interesting TO my heart l rode 10
La Vallee lnis morning, and heard
tnat the new tenant was arrived, and
that Theresa was gone. l should not
tleat the subject thus familiarly II l
did not believe you to be unlnformed
Of this disposal of your house; Tor
your satisfaction haze endeavoured
TO learn something of the character
and fortune Of your tenant, but with
-" = .-".,' '-~"n, they
I a. ir. The
.... .' -y..n e boun-
..au lDre ;holy to
I.3 .. l.i ever seen
.lN nave got
'r E.u. -la ..'' I've taken
another Iea,U "a 80. 49,. ~.-.lte plane
tree, and LnoIghI OF you once more
beneath It's shade; But 1 iorbOre to
tempt the curiosity oi strangers; the
6Shiug house III the woods, however,
was still open TO me: Lhither L went,
ann passed al hour, which L cannot
even look back upon Without enoti' q
o Emily! surely we are not separated
for ever-surely We snali 1--we for each
other!
ihis letter brought many tears to
Emily's eyes: tears OF tenderness and
satisfaction on learning that Valan-
court was well, and that time and alb
sence had in no degree efTaced her
image from his heart.
Emily wept bitterly as she deter
mined to consider what could be done
for Theresa, and to talk very explicitly
to Al. Quesnel on the subject; but she
much feared that mis- cold heart could
feel only for itself. She determined
also to enquire whether he had made
any mention Of her affairs, in his let
ter TO Montoni, who soon gave her
the opportunity she sought, by de-
his study. She had little doubt, that
the interview was intended for the
purpose Of communicating to her b
part Of NJ. Qu.snel's letter concerning
the transactions at La Nallee, and
she obeyed him Immediately. Mon
toni was alone,
have just been writing to Mons.
Que,uel, said he, when Emily appear
ed, in reply to the letter l received
from him few days ago, and l wish
ed To TALK 10 you upon subject that
occupld d part OF 1t.
alsO wished TO speak with you on
thi, topic, Sir, aid Emily.
ili. .ubjecL IF some interest to
you, .nuUubtedly, rejoined Montoni,
and ,niuk you must see Is In the
Iig. 90 ] do; nderd 1t will not
bea, ul trust you will a.
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II T. - lie! |, II II
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mudrsby, lbuSe u humanity oughi
surely he attended to But l feal
IL is now too late to deliberate upor
this plan, and / must regret that Il
is no lunser in my power to reject it
1t is too late, said Montoni, bu
since it is so, ] am pleased 10 observe
that you submit TO reason and ne
cessity without indulging useless
complaint 1 applaud this conduc'
exceedingly, the more, perhaps, since
it discovers a siren .th Of mind seldom
observable in your sex When yoV
are oder you will look back will
gratitude 90 the friends who assisted
in rescuing YOU from the romanti
illusions of sentiment and will per
ceiyc, tnaC they are only the snares o
childhood. and should be vanQuishe
the moment you e cape from the nul
sery. / have not closed my letter