Ernest Maltravers — Volume 09

Ernest Maltravers — Volume 09

* * * "There the action lies In its true nature * * * * * * * What then? What rests? Try what repentance can!"/Hamlet/. IT was a fine afternoon in December, when Lumley Ferrers turned from Lord Saxingham's door. The knockers were muffledthe windows on the third story were partially closed. There was sickness in that house. Lumley's face was unusually grave; it was even sad. "So youngso beautiful," he muttered. "If ever I loved woman, I do believe I loved her:that love must be my excuse. . . . I repent of what I have donebut I could not foresee that a mere lover's stratagem was to end in such effectsthe metaphysician was very right when he said, 'We only sympathise with feelings we know ourselves.' A little disappointment in love could not have hurt me muchit is dd odd it should hurt her so. I am altogether out of luck: old TempletonI beg his pardon, Lord Vargrave(by-the-by, he gets heartier every daywhat a constitution he has!) seems cross with me. He did not like the idea that I should marry Lady Florenceand when I thought that vision might have been realised, hinted that I was disappointing some expectations he had formed; I can't make out what he means. Then, too, the government have offered that place to Maltravers instead of to me. In fact, my star is not in the ascendant. Poor Florence, though,I would really give a great deal to know her restored to health!I have done a villainous thing, but I thought it only a clever one. However, regret is a fool's passion. By Jupiter!talking of fools, here comes Cesarini." ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 7648
Author: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton
Release Date: Mar 1, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English