This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...to him for his not writing by this opportunity. I shall only add, that Stanhope being taken into custody, the two gentlemen immediately returned to us. Mrs. Beach at first wished to detain me for the day, and to send a messenger to the Elms, but knowing what anxiety it would cause there, I resisted her friendly ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...to him for his not writing by this opportunity. I shall only add, that Stanhope being taken into custody, the two gentlemen immediately returned to us. Mrs. Beach at first wished to detain me for the day, and to send a messenger to the Elms, but knowing what anxiety it would cause there, I resisted her friendly proposal, at the sametime begging the company of Miss Beach, which was readily granted. "My protector," said I, looking at Stanley, "will escort us to the Elms." "1 was in my way thither," said he. How wonderful! Edward: but I will not encroach on the part I have left for Towers. We got into the post-chaise that was to have carried me off, and though we were three, 1 begged for Triton's company also. This he seemed to refuse himself, by bounding and running off before us. In less than two hours we were at our own door. The danger I had been in never entered the heads of the party, for I had more than once been as long absent at Mrs. Dyer's; but you will easily guess their surprise on seeing me and another lady handed out of a post-chaise by Stanley. I flew into my mother's arms, and bathed her neck with my tears, which alarmed her and distressed our friends. It was some time before I could explain the cause of my emotion, and Stanley, meaning to leave the account to me, only said that I had happily escaped from the hands of a villain. The party could hardly have patience to hear my story, and I never saw my father so enraged before. Our dear Caroline thanked her deliverer for my preservation with as much grace as she had formerly thanked him for her own. I was congratulated by the whole party, and Madame de St. Valeri, after looking fixedly at me for some time, came across the room Stanley; the former being assured that ...
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