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THE. MYSTERIES, zxndi because your misfortanes have:neither boan few nor li 28. oe ee ad a crime to harbour such sentiments. But, my:God! tharefene..do.1 repeat.that J am J.as.well might a wnan.endasyour to roll - Leck the tor- light. And, @rieved to behold these proofs of unhappiness on{ rents of Niagara. or breast:the rapide of the Cana- your part--and.I fear that seme.secret sorrow is op- | dian rivers, aate hope to atem the,tide of such feel- pressing. yqu...If this conjecture, be.correct-and. if | ings: ae these which agitate my heart. Thereforgyr, . again do I beseech you to suflef me .to depart. at |- it should lieia. the Ean. of Desbosongh’s power to wernove the ca he . “ Every. word that.your dadyship ptters.is. aggra- wating my miserg,.’ exclaimed Ramaey,. casting upon jher a look full of tenderness: then, instantly with. drawing: his: eyes, he aaid, “I implore. yow to suffer ame to Jeays.this. house. before my feelings, hurry. me into expreasions..which: you. would. receive, with. in- dignation,and which would; leave-me_ no alternative than euieidaia the.despaiz that J shouldexpeniecace for having given atterance¢o them. And, as Beébus rushed towarda the. doan. “ Mr,., Wakefield — atop r+-I conjure. you!"’ cried E.leanor, also starting from her chair....“ This. gon- duct on yous .part will appegr 0 atrangelyy-20 ‘ulad: countable -——Besides,”, she.. added. hastily, “it is ecarcely kind, of:you;to fly froma. as.as:if we were your enemies instead of yous friendy’ . “You.enmmand we..t0 remains—and J obey; you; eautenus, lady li‘ said ~Ramesy,. tueming back, and advanceag slomigtowasde theiagot wheve the Gotin- tess, treusbling ali.ever with indescribable exzntiens, was supporting chemelf! ‘by /hoiding ‘to the! mantels piece. vu“ YestoL.obey'yowin thm, as & any ready. to obey yowin all. things—-even with the sacrifice of my fife! But, sremember/t hé edded, suddedly sinking |-- his vozee'te wlow whieper,—“ remembar *hat, when in your prevesttca,s dm not master of mysel£T '~ « Whit: do: ‘you meant—f am bewiidered—com fused,” thurmureé Eleanor,’ sinking back into ‘her chair—-whife her glowing cheeks, her heaving ‘bosom, and her melting eyes bore evidende to the soft: and voluptucés fedlings which AlRa ber-heart.- You ask me what I mean,” said Raméey, placing himself near her, and fixing upon her a bufning, im- passioned look which she returned for a moment—a single mothent; and then Her eyes Were cast down- ward, while deeper grew the blush upon her splerdid countenance, and more agitated were the ,beavinga. of her breast :—“ you ask ine what I mean,’’_ he .re- peated, .after.an instants, pause z ‘I will tell you! A strange gevies.of adventures rendered .me an in- mate of your mansion, ,. The .genaraus boapitality which J have received kenegth this roof has naturally ied me _to regard. your noble. husband as the _best, .of men — yourself as the most estimable, of women. Thus far,.then, am I dexated.to you: I could fall. down and worship you both as the kindest friends. that God eves gayer.to. man... But, alas! towards. yourself, beausequs lady, this sentiment of prafgued gratitude has, deepened.intp a feeling which J never knew befora—a fecling which atrangelg. combines. the moat exquisite bliss, mith, the acuest angnish the dreams of lheaxen,withthe paing.ef belli. Fort, behold you keautifulr, Ob),.s0 -beaumtéful that you apn pear to me a vision of the faney’e qreation, aud poka being ef eagth: andIgliseg to.your veica which fowa. like delicious music upon nrearecned.: | gaseion your covatenamoaistben gousobterve mamot, unt feel ant I could taroq m yard f.ommydanees hofose: you and entaest ¢hit 1 qmay> beeswme -gour slave —Yyoun: 2a: order. that i, may de monstrate- my, deyetion.» Yes-sdea-lady, ail thie-I- experience towards you;—and jet I know that it is he sprang from-bissestands oncé—to fly from this mansion whose hospitality I have outraged with my unhappy passion—to leava a aity.where so.bright 4 vision: has.burst upan my view to dazgle.me for.a moment with its supernal lustse and then leave ma wretehed!} Yes—I will de-.. part+—-O God! J will flg--—” And again he rushed towards the door.: . . | Gustayus—-Mr. Wakefield—this must aot be” exclaimed,; Eleanor. “Stay + remaja I conjure, j. you \”,, And, sinking back into the chair-whenoe ghe; had started, for.a moment,the Countess covesed her face with her: heads, as.if to closeiher eyes: uponiereryr | thing around hes and look only. inte Shedeptie ob hee { own senb- - TemMaid, ing this eonfession which ] have dared to make!” “said: Ruineey, throwing as mucb- tenderness as pesatble into his voice, as he once more- placed himself ‘near: the Cotntess. “Yow are not angry with’ me, ther ?—Oh'!~you are not angry-with - me—you -will' pardon’ my presumption--yor will forgive my boldsiess—and perhaps you wilt pity’me, ‘dear lady?’ he added; bending his hesd down elose-: to her own. ‘ '*QOh! lam at a loss how to answer you,” mur: vmured: ‘Eleanor, withdrawing -tier hatds--from: hér countenance and-slowly raising het-eyes.untit thy - met his-own~when: glowing, ardent,-and inpes- sioned ‘were the -lodks thts exchanged: surprised me—filled me with confuston,” shé-added, in a melting tone: “ bat you rust not think of jear- ing me—yeu .must net quit. the fouse. Friéndies as you are-inexperienced in the ways of this great metropelis+——~” “ But it is for yoursake; my-benefactress, that I am anxious to depart hence,” interrupted: Ramsey,’ in an Pvipassrened tone: ’ “I cannot endure the idéa of insulting yow by the epectacie of that misery into which my lropeless passion will plunge me. [n six days—six-short days —I have learnt'to love you with an.enthusiasm—an adoratioi—a worship amounting alniost to a delirium of the feelings;—and it were madness on my part to remain within the sphere of this influence which maddens while it delights me— which bathes me jo ecstatic bliss, and at the same time renda my soul with the crucifixion of ineffable. tortures... Wherefore, then, should [ remain-——” + “Because,I ask. you to atay—because.1 implore you no;.t0 leave mechus,” .jnterrupted,the Countess, now so completely borne away by she torrent of her, own deyouring passions, that sbe was ready to pluage headlong into the abyss..of guilty pleasuse.and con- sumMate any. senrificn fon thesake.of that, handeome young manuwha.appeared.a perfect Adonis in her ees; an bo areweds the ardour: of his-dove witha so. much sppaseat. ingesugumes . “ No--you: must ‘remain, -Gustarusis~ dear, Gustaves,”. she .added, raising ber- eyes towaeds him withia lookin whiok ; all. the veluptueusvese of ‘her nature and all the eens ‘euality of her temperament spoke: witir an«untmie-. -takable eloquence: ~“ you «must remain, 1 tay—to love me—ad: to be Joved in reterm’- ; Her head drooped as her sinking voice murmured | . “Js i poxstble: that gou have commandedvme: te - § You hare |. COLT NOOO) ‘SS