taken up
so much of
your time,
and accept
my best
wishes for
your
health and
happiness.”
And with
these
words he
hastily
left the
room, and
Elizabeth
heard him
the next
moment
open the
front door
and quit
the house.
The tumult
of her
mind, was
now
painfully
great. She
knew not
how to
support
herself,
and from
actual
weakness
sat down
and cried
for
half-an-hour.
Her
astonishment,
as she
reflected
on what
had
passed,
was
increased
by every
