Agnes: A Tale of the Streets — page 168: what you’re looking at

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AGNES; OR, BEAUTY AND PLEASURE. 853 LAURA AND MIRTILLA. deed a pity if fate had resolved to soparate us eternally.” “Could you have jived altogether apart from me, GustavueP” she asked: “would not the memories of all our past love bave continually haunted you? would you not have thvurht of me as you firat knew me in Jamaica P and would you not have sorrowed that circumstances should ever have transpired to sever us?” “Ah! now that we are ‘again together, dear Emily,” responded the young man,—‘“ ngw that I bebold you once more, and mark how beautiful you are—it does indeed appear to me as if it would break my heart to pronounce the words that we must separate for ever! And now I will tell you No. 07.—AGNES. something, Emily, which will prove how really much I love you, and what a strong bold you have obtained on my affections. I am about for a moment to allude to the other day—that dreadful day—you know what I mean—at the hotel in Florence—nearly a fortnight ago, when we parted-—-” ' . “Yes, yes, Gustavus! What do you mean?” ——and having refilled the glasses, sho drew her chair closer to his own-—ahe leant forward, and gazed with her large luminous eyes earnestly upon his countenance, “T will tell you,” he resumed. “You fled rapidly from the room where that dreadful soene took place: but scarcely had ye? door closed be~ Vor, IT. cConniclooolks CO