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. 1868 Excerpt: ..."you have been the instructor, the friend, and confidant of my youth. It is not, therefore, strange if you are able to penetrate the dearest secrets of my heart. But remember that which your own religion teaches, --the duty of sacrifice. There is something yet more sacred than affection, more precious than love, --and ...
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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. 1868 Excerpt: ..."you have been the instructor, the friend, and confidant of my youth. It is not, therefore, strange if you are able to penetrate the dearest secrets of my heart. But remember that which your own religion teaches, --the duty of sacrifice. There is something yet more sacred than affection, more precious than love, --and that something is honor." He shook bauds with the Florentine, and the two men retired to their separate apartments. "So," exclaimed the Jesuit, as he closed the door of his lonely chamber, "he would marry; he would found a race who shall inherit the hoarded wealth of centuries; but it shall not be so. If he weds, his union shall be accursed; for his destiny is written here--here," exclaimed the Italian, striking his forehead, "in the brain of Luigi Malatesta. Gerald and Theobald Mortimer shall die childless; and the wealth of the House of Arlington shall swell the coffers of the church." CHAPTER XXXIV. THE GREEN-ROOK SUTPEH. Let Us turn from the luxurious country-seat of the Duke of Arlington to one of the most obscure neighborhoods in the city of London. Let us enter a small attic in a house in Monk Street, Blackfriars. The room is small, but it is comfortably furnished, though the articles of furniture arc of the commonest description. But there is cleanliness and comfort in the aspect of the humble chamber. The fire burns brightly; the tea-things are laid upon the little round table, which is covered with a cloth of snowy whiteness. A joint of cold roast beef, a pewter pot, and a bottle of pickles also adorn this table, at which Mr. John Primmins, the Cheap Jack, is seated, with a large knife and fork in his hands. Aurora, the lovely show-girl, sits opposite to him, dressed in a simple gown of some comm...
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