Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 188: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERY OF SF, MARK'S ABBEY. 375 that the baran wilt venture to proceed to extremities with bim, if itis aply for your sake. Is he aware, Miss, of the passion which ‘you entertain for each other ?”’ ‘*He is,” replied our heroing, ‘‘ at least he suspects that such js the case, and has taunted me with it.” Bridget sat silent and in a musing mood, for a short time. ‘S Are your relations likewise acquainted with yqur love, Miss, if I may make se bold as toask ?” At length she said, “ Sarely. they could not hut approve of a passion which bag for ifs abject so worthy g being ?”” . Angelisa sighed deeply, and shook her head. ‘‘Alas! you are mistaken, Bridget,” she answered—‘‘ I am forbidden by my uncle to think of him with any uotber sentiment than that of friendship.” ‘“‘ Qraccount of his heing a smuggler, I suppose Misg?” remarked Bridget — your uncle could not have any other objeetion.”’ ‘S What his reasons for so peremptearily farbidding our love are, lam ata Jess to conceive; but of this I am certain, that he is determined, and, there- fore, that J have ne hope.—He haa told me to forget him; put can | think of the many services he has rendered me—can 1 dwell upon the many ngble qualities with which his mind is endowed, and obey ?7—Oh, never! Jn spite of everything, under what ever circumstances, Hygh Clifford must ever occupy a place in my heart.” ‘“‘I¢is very bard that sleeumeineces should thus oceur to interrupt your happiness, and to crush your hopes,’’sajd Bridget, in a tone of pity; ‘t but let us hope that things may not turn out so bad as yoy apprehend—that some- thing may abortly take place to restore you and "oi Clifford te liberty, and that your uncle wilj no lepger oppose your union,’ Aaugelinan made ne answer, but the expression of ber countepance shewed how little ghe partook of the hopes ef Bridget. Our hetoige then more par- licylarly related to her what had happened to her since they had last met; and stated what De Morton had said regarding Hugh Clifford—that he had com mitted crimes which rendered him dmenable te the severest penalty of the law, and that it was in his power te consign him to that punishment. ‘“‘T will never believe it,” said Bridget.—* I will not believe that Mr. Clif- ford couldever have done anything te place him in danger of such a penalty. True, we. know that he is transgressing against the laws, and that he is liable to punishment by fine and imprisonment, but anything more severe, he cannat have incurred; for I know he would not harm a fellow being for the warld. lt is merely a fabrication of the baron’s tq frighten you, and to induce you te purchase the freedom of Mr. Clifford, by yielding a compliasce with his wishes.’ ‘That is precisely the opinion I had formed,” said Angelina; “but I will put my trust in the Supreme Being, who will not fail to frustrate the plang of the guilty, and to brisg about the consummation of our wishes.” Bridget felt pleased to hear her make use of these observations, and en- couraged her in those hepes, by every argument it way in her power to make use of. Angelina had received a brief detail of the sufferings of Bridget, and the terrible mistake made by Rufus, which had so neerly cest her her life ; but, notwithstanding this, she was anxious to receive the account from her own lips, and, therefore, requested that Bridget would relate it to her. COMIC 6) 1(GO)