Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 191: what you’re looking at

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[73 ANGELINA; OR, wishes, than render me miserable for ever. She did as she maid she would, and most earnestly del firmly believe she pleaded my cause, but all her effurts were ineffectual. He could see no fault ion Rufus, and attributed my objec- tioa to him to mere caprice, and from a waat of a knowledge of the world. He said that his mind was made up, and that any futuie attempt to move bim from bis purpese, would have no other effect than that of making him hasten the anion which seetaed to be so repugnant to my feellugs. “1 was distracted, and was quite at a louse to acconnt for the bebavionr of my father, who fad éver before this evinced the most unbounded affection towards me, afd had appeared to make it his cunstant study to comribute to my happiness, But certain it is, that bis resolute opposition to my wishés, only rendered Rufas more hateful to me, and leag tareful of obeying the mandates of that parent, whose slightest word { had previously been used to consider as a law. °° The agitation into which this event threw me, caused me to becowe seriously ill, and in the meanime, my father took the opportunity of intimating to Gilbert that ke could no longer be received at the house. The sufferings of the poor youth, who 1 knew sincerely loved me, it would be no difficult matter tu imagine ; abd this he contrived to let me koow, in spite of the caution used by my father, by means of aletier. la proportion as my father’s opposition to our passign increased, so did our love fur one anuther; and I was determined that I would sooner die than make a sacrifice of my hand, whea my heart could mot accompany it. ‘* Rufus knew well hew te play the hypocrite, and that is the only means I can imagine, by which he contrived to insinuate himself so firmly into the good dpinien of oly father. He behaved to me with the greatest apparent affection, dnd seemed to sympathise with me add Gilbert; but yet, he said that the passion which inhabited bis uwn besent was too powerful to allow him te re- fitiqaish my hand. But he could not deceive me; and |, therefore, viewed him with that contempt and abhorrence which he merited, and whesever he was iimy presence, my heart felt a certais dread, which I tried, but in vaia, té Gonqtier. ‘* Rufus wasat this time the servant and confidant of the » Baros de Mortas, nd report spoke in no very favorable terms of their consection, which nattirally incréased the dislike I felt towards him; added to which, in spite of tlie thask which he assumed, I could plainly perceive that he exulted in his triumph, and esjjoyed the safferings of myself and Gilbert. ‘¢? was 06 ill; that for some days I was confined to my bed, which, is fact, tran a telief to méy for whea I was about, Rufus almost constantly intruded bis fdciéty ufion nie, and ankoyed and insulted ary ears with his detesiable passion. Yo hey blanie aie, Mies, fur thus speaking of ane whe is now my husband, _but when you hear the further particulars of my history, you will not be ficlined to weader dt these expreasions. “* At length nty feelings became sumewhat more tranguillized, and I was éfabied (6 leave my ehamber. My father bebaved with kindness towards me— dx postalated with me upon the folly of my seeking to oppese the plans he had | Formed foe eny: future settloment, and in doing which, he had my happineis fo ‘Closely at heart, poiwted ont to me the incompetericy ef Gilbert to keep a wife, ECOMicoOOKS.Com