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The Heir Of Bendersleigh; Or, The Freemason's Promise.
should be grieved . at the proposal which you mak « It nnv h , ,, of 12 r " i ^ T ° ™ ' ^ tageous me-iu le VS it . Indeed Mr SSL h ° & eV ' but T am nofc bound to «*»?* contiSSif £ " £ 'S ^ ST™ f- r *> * '' alW wlicl 1
a ^ an ^ h ^ tveTLiS ! JL *^ ^¦ ^ fflSdT ^ ^ ' « d tell Mm' ^
. I cannot Harriet , " replied Mr . Grainger after a mw « Y , v , ^yys,^x^^rsJ-41??r * ! exc ] a f , Harriet , in astonishment . trened
t a m ^ ff ft *? fir " ^ — mideS tJicsc mait-ei , much , but perhaps it wfll be enough for me to sav that n the marriage I propose , your family wfll be relieved from nS em barrassment and perhaps pecuniary disaster " ;; I do not understand you , " cried Harriet , in a bewildered tone . Grange ^ ° r 1 S 1 U lgei '> mid y ° ° ne can sare her > ' P lied
Mr-^ a fl m ^ Sf echoed Harriet , " why has she left us now ?" and she turned-as though she would leave the room to seek her . May , cried Mr . Grainger , " and I mil briefly explain my meanina * Eemember Harriet , that there may be troubles sent to us onUSe succeeding happiness more grateful to us . It may be that which we look thld ChlHlt tIie
? Z ? Tdr ? ° «} T ' ' " ^ P « tmXi ^ fc W ^ i T' f - appai ' ent trouble wllich the Proposition I have made seems to create in you , wiU be but the forerunner of a life of happiness . Consider that Mr . Baker is young-iinpetuou , nerhan Z much so as to lead occasionallto indiscretL but thS
y , ^ I eSbe enab ed to see his better self , and to improve , strengthening four happiness f o molTV f ° V rfT * *"- tliat ^ nesfso " 10 ^ d f ouiSZS ^ ' V ™ ^ T kdl S f ingS fr 0 m W desire > and *>» ^ s foundation only m the promptings of a novel , and a transient sensation . I am an old manHarrietIon left to
, . were a charge me , and it is my desire to see you 111 possession of that lasting happiness of which I spoke just now . I will be frank and say , that the marriage I propose wfll , I hope secure your happiness and restore Augustus Baker to his proper sphere ' from which otte uncontrolled possession of his own wfll may have perhaps —and naturalltoo—led Mm for a time
y away . " - Harriet had again resumed her seat , and was attentively listening to the old man beside her . ° ^ ¦ " You are calmer now , Harriet , " continued he , " and I will tell vou how this marriage wdl indeed benefit you , for I speak of it in the . hard
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Heir Of Bendersleigh; Or, The Freemason's Promise.
should be grieved . at the proposal which you mak « It nnv h , ,, of 12 r " i ^ T ° ™ ' ^ tageous me-iu le VS it . Indeed Mr SSL h ° & eV ' but T am nofc bound to «*»?* contiSSif £ " £ 'S ^ ST™ f- r *> * '' alW wlicl 1
a ^ an ^ h ^ tveTLiS ! JL *^ ^¦ ^ fflSdT ^ ^ ' « d tell Mm' ^
. I cannot Harriet , " replied Mr . Grainger after a mw « Y , v , ^yys,^x^^rsJ-41??r * ! exc ] a f , Harriet , in astonishment . trened
t a m ^ ff ft *? fir " ^ — mideS tJicsc mait-ei , much , but perhaps it wfll be enough for me to sav that n the marriage I propose , your family wfll be relieved from nS em barrassment and perhaps pecuniary disaster " ;; I do not understand you , " cried Harriet , in a bewildered tone . Grange ^ ° r 1 S 1 U lgei '> mid y ° ° ne can sare her > ' P lied
Mr-^ a fl m ^ Sf echoed Harriet , " why has she left us now ?" and she turned-as though she would leave the room to seek her . May , cried Mr . Grainger , " and I mil briefly explain my meanina * Eemember Harriet , that there may be troubles sent to us onUSe succeeding happiness more grateful to us . It may be that which we look thld ChlHlt tIie
? Z ? Tdr ? ° «} T ' ' " ^ P « tmXi ^ fc W ^ i T' f - appai ' ent trouble wllich the Proposition I have made seems to create in you , wiU be but the forerunner of a life of happiness . Consider that Mr . Baker is young-iinpetuou , nerhan Z much so as to lead occasionallto indiscretL but thS
y , ^ I eSbe enab ed to see his better self , and to improve , strengthening four happiness f o molTV f ° V rfT * *"- tliat ^ nesfso " 10 ^ d f ouiSZS ^ ' V ™ ^ T kdl S f ingS fr 0 m W desire > and *>» ^ s foundation only m the promptings of a novel , and a transient sensation . I am an old manHarrietIon left to
, . were a charge me , and it is my desire to see you 111 possession of that lasting happiness of which I spoke just now . I will be frank and say , that the marriage I propose wfll , I hope secure your happiness and restore Augustus Baker to his proper sphere ' from which otte uncontrolled possession of his own wfll may have perhaps —and naturalltoo—led Mm for a time
y away . " - Harriet had again resumed her seat , and was attentively listening to the old man beside her . ° ^ ¦ " You are calmer now , Harriet , " continued he , " and I will tell vou how this marriage wdl indeed benefit you , for I speak of it in the . hard