Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 231: what you’re looking at

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218 ANGELINA ; OR, the shore immediately put off to their assistance, and succeeded in saving three of them, but the other met with a watery grave. The consternation of the friends, particularly the lddies, on beholding this catastrophe, wav be casily imagined ; but Sir Eustace immediately summoned two or three o, a;t domesties, and ordered them to hasten to the spot, and de- sire that the gentlemen should accept of an invitation to the ball, until they had recovered from the effects of their immersion in the water. The gentlemen gladly availed themeelves of this offer; and having changed their apparel from the wardrobe of Sir Eustace, they were introduced to him, the Baron de Mor- ton, and the ladies. Lady Arlingham no sooner beheld one of them, Sir Vincent Rosenford, than she turaed ghastly pale, clung to the back of a chair, and seemed nearly sinking, while Sir Vincent himself exhibited considerable con- fusion, and went through the ceremony of introduction very awkwardly. Sir Eustace noticed this circumstance with some surprise ; and Sir Vincent, no doubt, observing it, said, in a faltering voice,— ‘¢T pray you, excuse this confusion, Sir Eustace ; but I have had the honour of meeting Lady Amabel frequently before at her father’s, and the agreeable surprise of again seeing her so unexpectedly———”” ‘I beg you will make no further apology, sir,’ said Sir Eustace, in a tone of satisfaction ; ‘‘ I am happy to think we have been introduced to each other, although I would mueh rather it had been under more pleasant circumstances, I hope this will be the commencement of an intimacy that will afford pleasure to us all.” Sir Vincent bowed politely, and returned some appropriate answer; but Lady Amabel evinced very little more composure, and begged to be permitted to retire, attributing her illness to the sudden shock her feelings had sustained through witnessing the fatal accident on the river. Sir Vincent Rosenford was a fine, handsome young man, and highly accom- plished. Jlis address was casy, and his manner prepossessing ; yet, with all he passessed passions the most licentious and unprincipled. He had, however, the means of concealing his real sentiments in such a manner as to deceive the nicest observer ; and his conversation and general demeasour was 80 insinu- ating, that he readily ingratiated himself .into the esteem of those who beheld him. His two companions were Lord Edward Dalton and the Marquis Le Clair, a French nobleman. They had come down to D———= for a short time, in order to enjoy the scenery, when the accident occurred which we have just re- lated. Sir Eustace Arlingham was se well pleased with their new acquaintances, that he warmly invited them to honour him by frequently becoming his guests and they accepted his invitation with mach apparent pleasure, especially, Lord Dalton and Sir Vincent. Scarcely a day passed without their visiting Arlingham Hall ; and it was soon evident, from the marked attention which Lord Dalton paid to Emmeline, that she had taken possession of his affections ; and all doubt upon the subject was very shortly removed, by his confessing his passion to Sir Eustace, and requesting his sanction to his paying his devoirs to his lovely sister. Sir Rustace who had formed a very high opinion of the young nobleman, gave him every encouragement, and referred him to the ebject of his love ber- COMICOOOKS.€O