Айвенго

Chapter 23

           Hehad,intruth,gonetoofartorecede;andyet,inRowena’spresentcondition,shecouldnotbeactedoneitherbyargumentorthreats.Hepacedtheapartmenttoandfro,nowvainlyexhortingtheterrifiedmaidentocomposeherself,nowhesitatingconcerninghisownlineofconduct.

           If,thoughthe,Ishouldbemovedbythetearsandsorrowofthisdisconsolatedamsel,whatshouldIreapbutthelossofthesefairhopesforwhichIhaveencounteredsomuchrisk,andtheridiculeofPrinceJohnandhisjovialcomrades?"Andyet,"hesaidtohimself,"IfeelmyselfillframedforthepartwhichIamplaying.Icannotlookonsofairafacewhileitisdisturbedwithagony,oronthoseeyeswhentheyaredrownedintears.Iwouldshehadretainedheroriginalhaughtinessofdisposition,orthatIhadalargershareofFront-de-Boeuf’sthrice-temperedhardnessofheart!"

           Agitatedbythesethoughts,hecouldonlybidtheunfortunateRowenabecomforted,andassureher,thatasyetshehadnoreasonfortheexcessofdespairtowhichshewasnowgivingway.ButinthistaskofconsolationDeBracywasinterruptedbythehorn,"hoarse-windedblowingfarandkeen,"whichhadatthesametimealarmedtheotherinmatesofthecastle,andinterruptedtheirseveralplansofavariceandoflicense.Ofthemall,perhaps,DeBracyleastregrettedtheinterruption;forhisconferencewiththeLadyRowenahadarrivedatapoint,wherehefounditequallydifficulttoprosecuteortoresignhisenterprise.

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