The Works of George W. M. Reynolds — page 316: what you’re looking at

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THE PRINCESS — MRS. HUBBARD 299 seductiveness to serve our purposes. We might make use of him to persuade Jocelyn Loftus to pardon us, ay, and even to shield us from any evil consequences — ”’ “ Yes,’ interrupted Agatha, catching hopefully at the idea, or, rather, we should say desperately, ‘‘ why should not Bergami be won to Emma/’s arms? Is he not a mortal of flesh and blood, and is it at all likely he will prove another Jocelyn Loftus? No, no; by those dark expressive eyes, by his whole aspect, Bergami is not a saint, like Jocelyn.”’ ‘Then I tell you what must be done,” said Mrs. Ranger, still speaking aside with Agatha. ‘‘ You shall all three keep the appointment with Bergami at five o’clock, and when you have heard what he has to say, do you and Juha leave Emma with him on some pretence. Of course you can tell Emma presently that you are going to do so. She will doubtless be well pleased, and your ingenuity, Agatha, will not fail to devise some feasible excuse for so leaving them together.”’ Agatha nodded assent to the suggestions which Mrs. Ranger so artiully threw out, and as the hour to keep the appointment was now approaching, the three young ladies proceeded to attire themselves in their walking apparel. CORNICL@o Ss (CO) im