Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 204: what you’re looking at

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198 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. “¢ And she consented to that course ?” “‘She was devotedly attached to Gerald Roanoke, and not without some contempt she consented to maintain silence. In less than a month Gerald Roanoke went through the form of marriage with Alice Clermont.” ‘« It was a generous deed of poor Hester.” ‘“‘It was more than generous, for before long it was evident that she must either break her troth, or patiently endure a woman’s last ignominy, that of being a mother yet not a wife.” ‘‘And she unflinchingly bore that great reproach ?” “It was known to but few at the time. The better to conceal the truth she consented to accept a humble sitnation in her husband’s house. There she gave birth to a son, my father, while within a few days your sister was born. Your poor deceived mother was peril- ously ill, and this fact inspired Hester Roanoke with an idea. She was prepared herself to suffer in silence any humiliation for the man she loved, but she would not consent that her son should be punished for his father’s sin. She insisted upon, and comichbooks.com