A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 67: what you’re looking at

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A RIFT. 65. met him her manner was distant and repelling. We have indicated that Eloise indulged a faint hope; the basis of that hope was slight, indeed, and, in fact, was but the little antidote inlaid in our natures to act as a balm and restraint in just sach an emergency. If this hope had not remained to her, she would have gone mad; when it be- came quenched, time would have prepared her better to meet her fate. ‘This little ray of hope, however, did not recall peace of mind; it only lessened the torture to the degree, as intimated, that preserved her from absolute despair. She suffered—yes, suffered intensely—and the eonsequences attending the wrong that had been done her were cruel beyond realization, save to the sufferer. And: what were the consequences? Here was a true, sincere,. loyal, loving woman suddenly dashed from that position: where all was brightness and joyousness, to a condition of ceaseless endurance. And what was she to endure? Alas! the words are uncoined that would fully portray the truth.. It is terrible to have one’s love dashed back into one’s heart under conditions which prevent the victinx from ever letting it go forth again. We are speaking: now of natures peculiar in the possession of an individu- ality wherein these conclusions apply. " And why should a. love once trampled upon always remain hidden in the dust? We answer, because honesty, loyalty, and sincerity present the conditions which enforce the penalty. Can a person endowed with these qualities and the capacity of intensest love ever experience twice the same intensity? Certainly not, under conditions such as surrounded Eloise, and retain their honesty ard sincerity. .And then comes Gomichbooks (E)