Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 248: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERY OF 8T. MARK’S ABBBY. 235 afterwards knew we put into execution. We forgot, however, to remove a stirall miniature likeness of her mother, from the child’s neck, and we were fearful that this circumstance weuld lead you to suspect who she really was.”’ *“ Why,” interrupted Sir Eustace, “I certainly at first, did think it rather remarkable; but afterwards I concluded it was one which Matilda had pre- sented to you, and that, when you committed the child to my care, you placed it round her neck for the purpose of recalling to my memory the features of her we betb so tenderly loved.” Lady Emmeline concluded her extraordinary recital in the following words :— ‘“* I have a little more to relate, with which you are unacquainted. I so dis- guised myself, that I thought it was utterly impossible for any one to know me, and it appears I succeeded to a marvel. Years flew en, and Captain Clifford well falfilled his promise as regarded my son; no parent could behave better to him, and as he grew up, he felt as ardent an affection fur him, I be- lieve, as if he had been his son ; in fact, he knew himself for no other; as for me, he imagined that I was related to him, but that, owing to some heavy calamity, I chose the wild life and air of mystery I did. He became attached to the life of Captain Clifford, although the latter did not encourage him in it; and when the Captain died, he assumed the command, and has ever since been in the situation in which you first knew him. It was I who urged you, Eustace, in the first instance, and continued to do so, to discourage the passion of Hugh and Angelina, and to 1efuse your assent to their paying their addresses (o each other ; for I foresaw that if 1 had not done so, it might have been productive of much misery, and when the real facts of their birth were revealed, have given you cause for reproach. I have now stated all the particulars of this extraordinary narrative.” CONCLUSION. We will draw a veil over what passed after Lady Emmeline had finished her narrative, or the powerful emotions that were experienced by every one present. It was finally determined that Sir Eustace should hasten immediately to Court, and, seeking an audience of the king, solicit the restitution of those rights, of which he had been so unjustly deprived, and afterwards to state the whole particulars of the events that have been related here, and pray for justice on the guilty, if they still survived. Sir Kustace lost no time in putting this plan into execution, and having arrived in London, by the interest of an old and tried friend, whom he found out there, he obtained his wishes, and tWrew himself at the feet of his monarch. The kisg, who hed many times repented of the harsh treatment Sir Eustace had received, and had cause (to suspect the truéh of his accusers, received him affably, and promised him that @ proper inquiry should be immediately instituted, and every justice rendered him. While this was pending, news reached the Court of the death of the Baron de Morton, who had been attacked by robbers while travelling, and so severely wounded, that he only survived a few hours. He had been preserved from the shipwreck, but the villain Rufus had perished. Before he died, he had made a confession of all his crimes, in the presence of the gentleman to whose house be had been conveyed, and among others, he accused himself of having been guilty of the treason he had been the means of laying to the charge of Sir Eustace Arlingham. It is unnecessary to add that justice was imme- diately dome to the Jatter, and before he quitted the Court, he was fully rein- GOMMGIOO 1(GO)