. Passages from the diary of a late physician . ing ofmoment. We will see that everything is ar-ranged. In two hours time, Sir Henry,then, you will be prepared V He bowed, resumed his pen, and Iwithdrew. There seemed little to beapprehended from the interview, pro-vided he retained his present humour,and Lady Anne could overcome heragitation, and control her feelings. On returning home, I found herladyship had risen, and was sittingwith my wife, in tears—but more com-posed than I had left her. I told herhow calm and contented Sir Henryappeared, and the satisfaction withwhich he received the pr
. Passages from the diary of a late physician . ing ofmoment. We will see that everything is ar-ranged. In two hours time, Sir Henry,then, you will be prepared V He bowed, resumed his pen, and Iwithdrew. There seemed little to beapprehended from the interview, pro-vided he retained his present humour,and Lady Anne could overcome heragitation, and control her feelings. On returning home, I found herladyship had risen, and was sittingwith my wife, in tears—but more com-posed than I had left her. I told herhow calm and contented Sir Henryappeared, and the satisfaction withwhich he received the proposal of hervisit: she clasped her hands together,and assured me, with a faint hysteriolaugh, how very happy she was ! Pre-sently she began to convince me thatI need be under no apprehension forher, and repeated her conviction thatshe should preserve a perfect com-posure in Sir Henrys presence, overand over again, with such increasingvehemence, as ended in a violent fit ofhysterics. My heart heavily misgaveme for the event of the interview;. Who could have believed that he was looking on the once gay, handsomeaccomplished, gifted baronet, in . hd howling maniac. THE BARONETS BRIDE. 369 however, there was now nothing forit but to try the experiment. About six oclock, her ladyship, to-gether with her sister, Lady Julia , who had been hastily summoned from the country, and Mr. Courthrope,drove with me to Somerfield were all shown into the drawing-room, where Dr. Y and I left them, that we might prepare his patient for the visit. Dr. Y saw no objection to the whole party beingadmitted; so, in a moment3 time, weintroduced the wretched couple to oneanother. Ah, Henry! exclaimed Lady Anne,the moment she saw him, rushing intohis arms, where she lay for a whilesilent and motionless. I suspected shehad fainted. 1 Julia, is that you? How are you ?enquired the baronet, with an easy air,still holding his wife in his arms. Shesobbed violently. Hush, Anne, hush!he whispered. You
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