The Abess; a Romance Volume 1

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 edition. Excerpt: ...was settled according to her wish; and, perhaps, she felt that it would be acting wisely to retire, before she had been tempted to give utterance to any of the bitter thoughts she felt rising within her. " Forgive me, brother, if I leave you," she said;----" today is the last of my stay--and I have business with my almoner." " Stay one moment, sister Geraldine.--Have you announced to Juliet that she is to have the honour and happiness of going with you?" "Yes, my lord, I have ' and I would recommend that nothing more be said to her on the subject at present. She is very young, and, as yet, not well prepared; but I feel no doubt that her conduct, in future, will be all I wish." Having said this, she quitted the room, leaving the Count and his confessor to congratulate each other on the happy termination of all their difiiculties. "I cannot spare you to-day, my good friend," said the Count, in answer to a hint from Father Laurence, that it would be well to lose no time in communicating to his bro ther Dominic the change thabhad taken place. t "There is not time for yo o go and return before noon---and we must not be without your grace at dinner to-day; neither can you set forth alter dinner, with sufiicient certainty of being able to leave your friend in time to perform the vesper service. Remember, holy Father, that you must introduce a prayer for all who shall be about to travel by water.--To-morrow, Father Laurence, you shall ride to the convent, and tell these happy tidings to the good Father Dominic.--He is an excellent man, that Father Dominic. If the business had. been his own, he could not have taken it more to heart.--Yes, yes, holy Father, you must go tomorrow...