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Colville.
earning yotir future plans in life I know not what-to sav : the extreme narrowness of your present circumstances seems Jo bar the success of your operations . ' For some moments he " was silent ; wiped a tear , and proceeded : — ' But there is a path vet open . I must now , Colville , speak to you as a father . From the first moment of my seeing your amiable daughter at Colville-IIail I admired her . to late
Owing your misfortune , 1 have been able , under my own roof , more nicel y to investigate the beauties of her . person and the accomplishments . if her mind : they each answer ¦ niv most ardent expectations . If , then , the heart of . our Louisa should as yet be free , grant me your leave to be a candid . ite for the acquisition of it . M ' . fortune is considerable : to the promotion of your ' s and your famil ' welfare and interest
ys will it be entirel y devoted . " _ ' Too generous man ! ' exclaimed Colville , ' This i ^ but a fresh instance of the warmth of your iriends yi p—yes , she shall be your ' s ; Louisa cannot but lovt * on : vour attention to her father aud herself must long since have gained her heart . ' Colville left his friend with a heart overflowing wirti gratitude The prospect of such event
. an had never entered his imagination—the rav of satisfaction beamed over Ins countenance—there was now a hope of restoring his family to their original independence . Colville immediately imparted to Louisa Boothby ' s generous offer ; but at the same time declared , that not the wealth of an eastern monarch should induce him to force her inclinations . ' If , my dear child attachment
, a prior , though without your father ' s knowledge , has crept into your heart , frankly ' disclose it ; for , believe me , my dear Louisa , the promotion of your happiness will be the insurance of mine . ' Louisa , faultering with all the reserve of timid bashfulness , thus rephed : — ' Thou best and most indulgent of parents , trust me , the dictates of my duty would ever have induced me to disclose to von thp
inmost yearnings of my heart , a heart as yet unacquainted with the throbbmgs of a tender passion . Mr . Boothby ' s kind offer has stamped upon my mind the most livel y impression of gratitude , which gratitude , I am convinced , in consonance to your wishes , will soon ripen into love . You see befire you a . laughter ^ the utmrst extent of whose wishes will ever center in the advancement of your felicity . ' Colville his
pressed daughter to his bosom with all the transports of parental ardour . But dreadful is a state of suspence—¦ Boothby must be acquainted with Louisa ' s sentiments—Colville flew to him with me account , and imparted to him her ready acquiescence to his wishes , p , t , was now to he fixe (! upon—an early period Boothby wished : Colville approved , and Louisa consented . The preparations for so event commenced
wppy an now ; Boothby employed himself in arranging the different domestic concerns . " William's arrival the day Wore that fixed for the nuptials did not a little augment the haopiness of the famil y . He was now in his ei ghteenth Vear . To a fine ngiire was added a most engaging address " ! Colville- beheld in him 3 ii ins most sanguine hopes had formed . If Colville ' s satisfaction ^ great , William ' s was equall y so ; the apparent happiness of his
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Colville.
earning yotir future plans in life I know not what-to sav : the extreme narrowness of your present circumstances seems Jo bar the success of your operations . ' For some moments he " was silent ; wiped a tear , and proceeded : — ' But there is a path vet open . I must now , Colville , speak to you as a father . From the first moment of my seeing your amiable daughter at Colville-IIail I admired her . to late
Owing your misfortune , 1 have been able , under my own roof , more nicel y to investigate the beauties of her . person and the accomplishments . if her mind : they each answer ¦ niv most ardent expectations . If , then , the heart of . our Louisa should as yet be free , grant me your leave to be a candid . ite for the acquisition of it . M ' . fortune is considerable : to the promotion of your ' s and your famil ' welfare and interest
ys will it be entirel y devoted . " _ ' Too generous man ! ' exclaimed Colville , ' This i ^ but a fresh instance of the warmth of your iriends yi p—yes , she shall be your ' s ; Louisa cannot but lovt * on : vour attention to her father aud herself must long since have gained her heart . ' Colville left his friend with a heart overflowing wirti gratitude The prospect of such event
. an had never entered his imagination—the rav of satisfaction beamed over Ins countenance—there was now a hope of restoring his family to their original independence . Colville immediately imparted to Louisa Boothby ' s generous offer ; but at the same time declared , that not the wealth of an eastern monarch should induce him to force her inclinations . ' If , my dear child attachment
, a prior , though without your father ' s knowledge , has crept into your heart , frankly ' disclose it ; for , believe me , my dear Louisa , the promotion of your happiness will be the insurance of mine . ' Louisa , faultering with all the reserve of timid bashfulness , thus rephed : — ' Thou best and most indulgent of parents , trust me , the dictates of my duty would ever have induced me to disclose to von thp
inmost yearnings of my heart , a heart as yet unacquainted with the throbbmgs of a tender passion . Mr . Boothby ' s kind offer has stamped upon my mind the most livel y impression of gratitude , which gratitude , I am convinced , in consonance to your wishes , will soon ripen into love . You see befire you a . laughter ^ the utmrst extent of whose wishes will ever center in the advancement of your felicity . ' Colville his
pressed daughter to his bosom with all the transports of parental ardour . But dreadful is a state of suspence—¦ Boothby must be acquainted with Louisa ' s sentiments—Colville flew to him with me account , and imparted to him her ready acquiescence to his wishes , p , t , was now to he fixe (! upon—an early period Boothby wished : Colville approved , and Louisa consented . The preparations for so event commenced
wppy an now ; Boothby employed himself in arranging the different domestic concerns . " William's arrival the day Wore that fixed for the nuptials did not a little augment the haopiness of the famil y . He was now in his ei ghteenth Vear . To a fine ngiire was added a most engaging address " ! Colville- beheld in him 3 ii ins most sanguine hopes had formed . If Colville ' s satisfaction ^ great , William ' s was equall y so ; the apparent happiness of his