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THE MXSSERME. ° embrace. ful] of enthusisstic. feeling, exelaiming, “Oh! my adored unknown, let me at once prove. myself worthy of. your confidence! let the delicious compact be sealed between us. without. another: moment's delay !” “Tell me, then, my handgeme Engeng, al] that comcerns you,” said the Circassian Slave, over- whelming him with the tendeyrest kisses and the most voluptuous toyings: “ tell me the history. of your life—unbosom every secret which your soul cherishes! Retrace your whole career—-tremble not to expose its faults—shrink not from unveil- ling its deeper stains, if sueh.there be. Bub act frankly and candidly towards me—make me your confidant and your friend—and all mystery eballi then at once cease on my part!” “Yes; I will place myself in your power, dearest lady---irresistible charmer!” said the. Barl, in a stifling tone. “Oh! if you were Satan in dis- guise uise, luring me to destruction, I could not eam- t ageinst the influence which you. have acquired over me. My God! how I long.ta know. who you are, woman of wondrous witohexy. and romantic myateriousness that. thou still art to me! But since it now depends upon myself to dissolve that spell which rendera you thus ua- known and your countenance invisible, I wilh not delay the talismanic conjuration which is to lighten this strange darkness. Give. me thine ear, then, my well-beloved— and. prepare. to listen to things, some of which will excite thy liveliest interest, and others make the blood curdle in thy veies !” “Oh! tell meal] that, my adored, Enugene—my worshipped lover!” murmured theladg, pressing hig hand passionately against her glowing bosom. ‘“‘ And think not that you will.alarm or. annoy. me by any, possible revelation which you can make; for warn you that unless the.promised confidence heso complete and in itself contain such fache as will Yor thorengny in my power, I shall net a the risk of making myself keown ko : “Ged: knows, they syron,” exclaimed Lord Montgomery, a rapid shadder pagsging aver him— a shudder which. she felt aa she: zeelined in his arms, and. which madeher press even mere-clonely still to his breast,_-“ God knows, thou syren, that 1 am about.to place myself in thy power !” And then, ag if to escape fyom the thoughts which had fox an insinut. disturbed him with so harrowing an effect, and fall back again into that ecstacy of feeling. which bethed his whole sen! ‘In afount of voluptweuguese, he imprinted in- numerable kisses on the smooth brow, the glow- . ing cheoksy and the moist plump mouth of his companion ;-nand then yielding to the torrent of emotions which, alike delirious and delicious in their intoxicating influence, bore him on as. if in an irresistible whirl of pleasuze, he began to re ad hig-promigad canfeasionein the-ogx of the : MS od.then, in the deep Btycian davkneas of. that chamber, but. ip an atmosphere warm and por- famed, with s splendid: eysature reclining in his - arms, her whole form seppiring soffand-sensucus love,-im this- manner did: the wekleman, no longer master of himself, but husried on by e | - witehing. influesce whighihe.could..not eontrol—- | | persionate vehewmenrn rendered insensate to, and. indiffesent-te all con- _ nequences save.those-which the syren henselé bad | shadouresilexth,-r-abendonie: himeeld theraiorete the spell whioh was upon, bin, and kudt ofa, feavent hope and a blind confidence, — in thiemanuner aves it, we say, that Lord Mostgomeqy: began ta pour forth his revelations inte the. earg-of the. weman who had acquired so marvellous am ascendauay over hit. And she ligtened.to the tale in. the. deepest silease, romaining almost motionless, too, in his arms the whole time, as if wrapped up im a breathless attention—-save that now and then she pressed bis hand with all the apparent ardour of the. enthusiasm she bad previously testified towards him; but when he peused, after having spoken for nearly a quaxter of-en hour 4 in & low and murmuring, though, pesfeet] wendible voice; she threw her arms around his neck-— kissed him passionately—and exclaimed in, a voice. full of joyous. excitement, “Oh!.1 thank thee for this confidence, my ever dear, dear Eygene.!” ‘* And you.are notashamed of the man whe is rth to be thy lover-—thy paramoun—thy fxiegd 2” said the Earl, hig whole frame trentbling with. the ecetatic feelings ahigh herardoun caused bisa to experience.. | “ ashamed of you !” she repeated. “Ohl, now nOr+that were impossible! Qa, the conimry, I adare you-——I worship yoy, my handsome Eugene! For now I perceive that all the licentionenegse— all the voluptueua profligacy-of nly own career, reader me a fitting compankm-for-thee; Ashamed of. you!-~Ajy! should: L. mat be alen eshamed of myself, if L experianged- snak-a. feeling. with re- gard to thee 2’ “ Aud yet-you have heardall the ervaltiea] have practised: towards the upbeppy girls whene,1 have seduced at, different.-times,” said'the neblomen ; “how I. have: deserted tagm, suffered them, to pine sway in neglect-or.gerish in; porortsy” “ Eveny-maen-of: ploesatre, bnedane the same,” obsesved, tha lady. ** Then, tao,’ he continued, - Krom bows heed all the meannesses whioh-t have nmetiged at different times.ta raise. MORey-—aye, and Site. oritInea, 100 thay I have eqmmitted--saeh; ap frand-upom my bankers, fonzeny: witha néers, antral, the rosting. of - those. nets. whieh -mep: ae frequently practisa: when, drives te- denparaiien by, their pacapiany> neagssities.” “Yeo; bat you hava pnessed throng the ordeal without detection,” seid: the Cireaeaian Slave; ‘and in the prasance of the world-your nero. is ag Qptarniahed..and- yeyt rapatetion as upsallied.cm even i: waa. Git; alb-that:yQn-have told:me. yet emonnia to compenmively nathing when wo thug avamine if in detains, aad I still feal. that. my leaeivieus. life: stamps, me with greater infamy than.that which; 90. far-ag i-em- yet awere, cond poasildy attach. iteslf-to yous. Pro- cond, thewelene, mygonereys Beble- BOr vey: heared lovers aed do- not let: me have tp blush ‘14 your presaunece when | revcal may coup iqnance. No--itis for you, tu prove youraelf wonge: ther | —and. then: ame with: the: mystery: thes: ow eamveunds ma!” 4“ Welkl . wilt proceed, mgr ement—t- wild tell you more “ Not more~- bag!” inters y with “ Gone, dele nat; tame , it passings—" “ Oh} your -ausiety, te reach tha -endret this phase in cur copnerion is nat: createn thaamire, (CO _ (C DOO (CO