Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 199: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Roanoke of Roanoke Fall. 193 My reflections were interrupted at the afore- mentioned stile by the appearance of my cousin May, and full of the new sweet hope that recent events had given birth to in my mind I clasped her lovingly to my heart. She had been very pale and sad, but the hot blush mounted to her cheeks as she gently drew herself from my embrace. “May, my darling,” I said, “I am going to see your father. Will you come?” “What is the use, Ralph?” she answered, turning pale again. “He has already spoken, and when once he has made up his mind, he is immovable.” “T think this time, my dear, he will per- haps change his intentions,” I said. ‘I am going to ask him. Will you come with me?” «‘ Wherever you wish, Ralph ; but it is use- less, I know.” “We shall see,” I said, a little disappointed at my failure to excite her curiosity, and slipping my arm round her slender form I led her towards the house. My uncle arose with an expression of pro- - found astonishment as we entered his apart- ment hand-in-hand, I stepping boldly for- comichbooks.com