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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1843 Excerpt: ... spoke not in anger did he?" asked Alice anxiously. "No, sweet one, no. He is your father, and has been as a father to me: how then could I say ought to offend him? His decision is painful--more than painful; but he spoke in sorrow, not in anger." "Then he said nothing of your leaving Aymestry." "Much--too much." "But surely you do not go," exclaimed the trembling girl, unconsciously clasping her hands, as though in eager entreaty. "No, dearest; he permitted me to remain on condition that I never again named the subject of our union; and so fearful was his agitation, that I dared not refuse compliance with hiť will. "Then we shall Hot be parted, Brian, we shall still be together, still happy." "Happy!" replied De Lacy, in a tone that startled and shocked his hearer; then, marking the effect of this one brief word, he checked all further expression of the passionate grief which was bursting forth, and continued more calmly. "Yes, dear Alice, we shall still be together." "And whilst together, Brian, we must be happy--must we not?" "I trust so, Alice, at least we cannot be entirely unhappy," he replied, looking fondly on the beautiful girl, who sat beside him, now pale and trembling, and now flushed and hopeful, with her large eyes, so full of tender trust, now raised to his, now bent upon the ground. "We must school our hearts to bear our lot," he added mournfully. "Your kind, good mother gave you to my care, to soothe and comfort you. She will be pained if she should see your roses paler, or your smiles more rare; so we must strive"--' To be as happy as we were before," said Alice gently, closing the sentence, which De Lacy had left unfinished. ' Ay, Alice, if we can." "Yes, if we can," replied Alice with a sigh. if We were most happy for long years befo...
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