Agnes: A Tale of the Streets — page 228: what you’re looking at

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AGNES; OR, BEAUTY ANP PLEASURES, 177 ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF “ Ah! you have not told me,” exclaimed Agnes, “how this discovery was made P” “Forgive me, my sweet friend!” said Corinna, throwing hor arms round our heroine’s neck, “when I tell you that I have known it for some weeks |” “For some weeks?” cried Agnes in amaze- ment, “ Yoa—ever since the day whenI firat met you,” rejoined Corinna. “{[ cannot understand it!” ejaculated Agnes. “I feel ag if you were speaking with the know. Jadge of something that is as yet unknown to me! Oh, Corinna! you are incapable of any studied deception—without a sufficient reason ” “And perhaps, dearest Agnes, I may have had a sufficient reason to deceive you!"’—~—anl sha pressed her beautiful vermilion lips to the damask cheek of our heroine. No. 75.—AGNES, AGNES. “Oh! then I am indoed hovering upon tho brink of somo revelation!’ exclaimed ‘Agnes. “ Bat I conjure you to teil me whether you ‘have evil or good news P”” “(rod forbid,” cried Corinna, enthusiastically, “that 1 should have evil tidings for you, my sweet cousin !” “Cousin? Yes! you are my cousin if your mother were indeed eo nearly allied to my poor father! But you have known it ever since wo firet met, Corinna? you have thus known it for six long weeks P” “It was a secret which I was most strictly de- sired to keep,” rejoined Corinna, “ Mi@ Har- grave ” “Mr. Hargrave?” echoed Agnes. “ Why, that was the gentleman who brought over the decu- ment which effected old Mr. Barrington’s re- lease |” Vou. IT. , cComiciaoo CO