Angelina

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. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ...a tear tumhled in, hw ye, she saw a sympathising ons sparkling in that nf the artless, hit eicellent-hearted girl, and throwing herself on her neck, she gate free indulgence to her long-confined reelings. Great was this relief to oar heroine's hofom; it #ae whit Ae' had long anted, a sympathizing heart, in which she could repose those thutights, those wi-Jiea, which she had scarcity yet dared to acknowledge herself, and sinMi st that moment happier than ehe had heen Tor mnny months. I.nurn, although a giddy, waa a sensihle girl, and very fond of her cousin, arid ehe, therefore, eipressed the warmest Interest id her situation, nm'nffercd her all the advice that her knowledge, and mature deliheration oti the circnmstancc-f suggested. "But alas!" ohserved Angelina, after they had heen conversing for some time, "whit is the use of my encouraging a passion, which ran never he gratified? It le only patting the canker worm of cmv and misery to hoth our hearts." "And why so, my melancholy coz.?" asked Laura, " what are the wonderful, the Insurmountahle ohstacles which prescrit themselves to your imagination?' "Is he not a smuggler?' returned Angelina, " hesides he U unknown to us, and he maintains a secrecy over his real name, that--" "Nonsense," interrupted Laura, " if lie really loves' you, he wll! eoort remuve the latter dillicnlty, anil satisfy yourself and my father that his Intentions are honourahle; aS for his heing a smuggler, I confess I do not see any thing very ohjectionahle, for he only retaliates upon the revenue which nluntiers us of millions. However, may he not ahandon that course of Ufe I" Angelina Sigtled and shook her...


Genre: Literary Fiction