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Sister Mary recovered her with difficulty, but found it impossible to remove her from the cabin till she was more composed. In about two hours its inhabitants returned, and the car having arrived which she had ordered to convey Amanda to St. Catherine’s, she was placed upon it in a state scarcely animate5, and, supported by Sister Mary, was conveyed to that peaceful asylum6. On arriving at it she was carried immediately into the prioress’s apartment, who received and welcomed her[Pg 320] with the most tender affection and sensibility—a tenderness which roused Amanda from the stupefaction into which she appeared sinking, and made her weep violently. She felt relieved from doing so, and, as some return for the kindness she received, endeavored to appear benefited by it. She therefore declined going to bed, but lay down upon a little matted couch in the prioress’s room. The tea-table was close by it. As she refused any other refreshment7, she obtained this by a promise of eating something with it. None of the sisterhood—Sister Mary excepted—were admitted; and Amanda felt this delicate attention and respect to her sorrows with gratitude8. She arrived on the eve of their patron saint at the convent, which was always celebrated9 with solemnity. After tea, therefore, the prioress and Sister Mary were compelled to repair to the chapel10; but she removed the reluctance11 they felt to leave her alone by complaining of being drowsy12. A pillow being laid under her head by Sister Mary, soon after they quitted her she fell into a profound slumber13, in which she continued till awoke by distant music, so soft, so clear, so harmonious14, that the delightful15 sensations it gave her she could only compare to those which she imagined a distressed16 and pensive18 soul would feel when, springing from the shackles19 of mortality, it first heard the heavenly sounds that welcomed it to the realms of bliss20. The chapel from which those celestial21 sounds proceeded was at the extremity22 of the house, so that they sometimes swelled23 upon her ear, sometimes faintly sunk upon it. The pauses in the organ, which was finely played, were filled up by the sweet, though less powerful strains of the sisterhood, who sung a hymn24 in honor of their saint.
’Tis a foretaste of heaven, thought Amanda. She heard a deep sigh behind her. She turned her head hastily, and perceived a figure standing27 near, which bore a strong resemblance to Lord Mortimer. She was alarmed. She could not believe it was him. The light which the small and heavy-arched window admitted was imperfect, and she rose from the couch to be better assured it was or was not him. A second glance convinced her. She might have believed her eyes at first. Trembling and astonished, she sunk upon a seat, exclaiming, “Gracious heaven! what can have brought Lord Mortimer hither?”
He made no reply, but, kneeling before her, took her hands in his, pressed them to his forehead and lips, and laid his head upon them.
[Pg 321] “Why,” cried Amanda, unutterably affected28 by the emotions he betrayed, “why, my lord, are you come hither?” “To try,” he replied, in a voice scarcely articulate, “whether Miss Fitzalan will yet consider me as her friend.” “That, my lord,” said she, “depends upon circumstances; but while your lordship remains29 in your present position, what they are I cannot explain.”
Lord Mortimer instantly rose and seated himself beside her. “Now, tell me,” said he, “what those circumstances are.” “The first, my lord, is to exculpate30 my father in the opinion of Lord Cherbury, and, by declaring the commencement and progress of our acquaintance, eradicate31 from his lordship’s mind the injurious suspicions he entertained against him. This, perhaps, you will say is useless, considering those suspicions can no longer wound him; but, my lord, I deem it an incumbent32 duty on me to remove from his memory the obloquy33 on my account cast on it.” “I promise you most solemnly,” said Lord Mortimer, “you shall be obeyed. This is a debt of justice, which I had resolved to pay ere I received your injunction for doing so. It is but lately I heard of the unjust charges made against him, nor do I know now what fiend gave rise to them.” “The same, perhaps,” cried Amanda, “who spread such complicated snares34 for my destruction, and involved me in every horror but that which proceeds from conscious guilt35. Oh, my lord! the second circumstance I allude36 to is, if you should hear my name treated with scorn and contempt by those few—those very few—whom I had reason to esteem37, and to believe esteemed38 me, that you would kindly39 interpose in my justification40, and say I merited not the aspersions cast upon me. Believe me innocent, and you will easily persuade others I am so. You shake your head, as much as to say you cannot think me so, after the proofs you have seen to the contrary. Ah, my lord! the proofs were contrived41 by malice42 and treachery, to ruin me in the estimation of my friends, and by perfidy43, to force me into a crime, of which I already bear the appearance and the stigma44. Surely, in this solemn hour, which has seen my beloved father consigned45 to his kindred earth, when, with a mind harassed46 by sorrow, and a body worn out with fatigue47, I feel as if standing on the verge48 of the grave, I should be the most abandoned of wretches49, if I could assert my innocence50 without the consciousness of really possessing it. No, my lord; by such a falsehood I should be not only wicked, but foolish, in depriving myself of that happiness hereafter which will so fully51 recompense my present miseries52.” “Oh, Amanda!”[Pg 322] cried Lord Mortimer, who had been walking backward and forward in an agitated53 manner while she spoke54, “you would almost convince me against the evidence of my own senses.” “Almost,” she repeated. “Then I see, my lord, you are determined55 to disbelieve me. But why, since so prejudiced against me, have you come hither? Was it merely to be assured of my wretchedness? to hear me say that I stand alone in the world, without one being interested about my welfare; that my present asylum is bestowed56 by charity; and that, if my life be prolonged, it must be spent in struggling against constitution, sorrow, and ill-fame, to procure58 a subsistence?” “No, no,” exclaimed Lord Mortimer, flinging himself at her feet; “never shall you suffer such misery59. Were you even the being I was tempted60 to think you some time ago, never would Mortimer suffer the woman his heart doated on to feel such calamity61. I do not, I cannot believe you would deceive me. There is an irresistible63 eloquence64 in your words that convinces me you have been the victim of treachery, and I its dupe. I cannot give you a more convincing proof of my confidence in you, than by again renewing my entreaties65 to have one fame, one fate, one fortune ours.”
The resolution which Amanda had forced to support her through the painful scene she guessed would ensue the moment she saw Lord Mortimer, now vanished, and she burst into a flood of tears. She saw his conduct in the most generous, the most exalted66 light. Notwithstanding appearances were so much against her, he was willing to rely solely67 on her own asseveration of innocence, and to run every risk on her account, that by a union he might shelter her from the distress17 of her present situation. But while her sensibility was affected by his expressions, her pride was alarmed lest he should impute68 her ardent69 desire of vindicating70 herself to the expectation of having his addresses renewed. In broken accents she endeavored to remove such an idea, if it had arisen, and to convince him that all further intimacy71 between them must now be terminated. Lord Mortimer ascribed the latter part of her speech to the resentment72 she felt against him for ever entertaining doubts of her worth. She desired him to rise, but he refused till he was forgiven. “My forgiveness is yours indeed, my lord,” she said, “though your suspicions wounded me to the soul. I can scarcely wonder at your entertaining them, when I reflect on the different situations in which I was found, which, if your lordship can spare a little longer time, or deem it worth devoting to such a purpose, as well as I am able I will account for being[Pg 323] involved in.” Lord Mortimer declared his ardent desire to hear those particulars, which nothing but a fear of fatiguing73 or agitating74 her could have prevented his before expressing. He then seated himself by her, and taking her cold and emaciated75 hand in his, listened to her little narrative76.
She briefly77 informed him of her father’s residing in Devonshire after the death of her mother, of the manner in which they became acquainted with Colonel Belgrave, of his having ingratiated himself into their friendship, by pretending to be Oscar’s friend, and then plunging78 them in distress, when he found they not only resisted but resented his villanous designs. She related the artful manner in which Lady Greystock had drawn79 her from her father’s protection, and the cold and insolent80 reception she met from the marchioness and her daughter, when introduced by the above-mentioned lady, the enmity the marchioness bore her father, the sudden alteration81 in her behavior, the invitation to her house so unexpected and unnecessary, all tended to inspire a belief that she was concerned in contriving82 Colonel Belgrave’s admittance to the house, and had also given Lord Cherbury reason to suspect the integrity of her father.
Lord Mortimer here interrupted Amanda, to mention the conversation which passed between him and Mrs. Jane in the hall.
She raised her hands and eyes to heaven with astonishment83 at such wickedness, and said, “Though she always suspected the girl’s integrity, from a certain sycophant84 air, she never imagined she could be capable of such baseness.”
Lord Mortimer again interrupted her, to mention what Lady Greystock had told him concerning Mrs. Jennings, as also what the housekeeper85 had said of the note he gave her for Amanda.
“Good God!” said Amanda, “when I hear of all the enemies I had, I almost wonder I escaped so well.” She then resumed her narrative, accounted for the dislike Mrs. Jennings had to her, and explained the way in which she was entrapped86 into Colonel Belgrave’s power, the almost miraculous87 manner in which she was freed from his house, the friendship she received from Howel, and the situation in which she arrived at Castle Carberry, and found her father. The closing scene she could not describe, for sighs and sobs88 impeded89 her utterance. Lord Mortimer gently folded her to his breast. He called her his dear, his unfortunate, his lovely girl, more precious than ever to his heart, and declared he never again would quit her till[Pg 324] she had given him a right to espouse90 her quarrels, and secure her from the machinations of her enemies. Her warm tears wet his cheek as she exclaimed, “that could never be.”
“My promise is already past,” cried she. “That which was given to the living shall not be forfeited91 to the dead; and this, my lord, by design, is the last time we must ever meet.” “What promise?” exclaimed Lord Mortimer. “Surely no one could be so inhuman92 as to extort93 a promise from you to give me up?” “It was not inhumanity extorted94 it,” replied Amanda, “but honor, rectitude, and discretion95; without forfeiting96 those never can I violate it. There is but one event could make me acquiesce97 in your wishes, that is, having a fortune adequate to yours to bring you, because then Lord Cherbury could ascribe no selfish motive98 to my conduct; but as such an event is utterly99 improbable, I might almost say impossible, it is certain we shall never be united. Any further intercourse100 between us, you must therefore be convinced, would injure me. Disturb not, therefore, my lord, my retirement101; but ere you depart, allow me to assure you you have lightened the weight on my heart by crediting what I have said. Should I not recover from the illness which now preys102 upon me, it will cheer my departing spirit to know you think me innocent; and, if I live, it will support me through many difficulties, and often, perhaps, after the toils103 of a busy day, shall I comfort myself by reflecting that those I esteem, if they think of me, it is with their wonted regard.”
Lord Mortimer was affected by the manner in which she spoke, his eyes began to glisten104, and he was again declaring he would not suffer her to sacrifice happiness at the shrine105 of a too scrupulous106 and romantic generosity107, when the door opened, and the prioress and Sister Mary (who had been detained in the chapel by a long discourse108 from the priest) entered, bearing lights.
Lord Mortimer started in much confusion, retreated to one of the windows, and drew out his handkerchief to conceal109 the emotions Amanda had excited. She was unable to speak to the prioress and Sister Mary, who stared round them, and then at each other, not certain whether they should advance or retreat. Lord Mortimer in a few moments recovered his composure, and advancing to the prioress, apologized for his intrusion into her apartment; but said he had the honor of being a friend of Miss Fitzalan’s, and could not resist his wish of inquiring in person after her health as soon as he arrived in the country.
[Pg 325] The prioress, who had once seen a good deal of the polite world, received his address with ease and complaisance110. Sister Mary went over to Amanda, and found her weak, trembling, and weeping. She expressed the utmost concern at seeing her in such a situation, and immediately procured111 her a glass of wine, which she insisted on her taking. The lights now gave Lord Mortimer an opportunity of contemplating112 the depredations113 which grief and sickness had made upon her. Her pale and sallow complexion114, her heavy and sunken eyes, struck him with horror. He could not conceal his feelings. “Gracious Heaven!” cried he, going to the couch, and taking her hand, “I fear you are very ill.”
She looked mournfully in his face without speaking; but this look was sufficient to assure him he was not mistaken. The efforts she had made to converse115 with him, and the yet greater efforts she made to banish116 him forever from her, quite exhausted117 her; after the various miseries she had gone through, how soothing118 to her soul would have been the attentions of Lord Mortimer, how pleasing, how delightful, the asylum she should have found in his arms! But no temptation, no distress, she resolved, should ever make her disobey the injunction of her adored father.
“She is very bad indeed,” said Sister Mary, “and we must get her to bed as soon as possible.” “She requires rest and repose119 indeed,” said Lord Mortimer; “but tell me, my dear Miss Fitzalan (taking her hand), if I have those good ladies’ permission for calling here to-morrow, will you, if able to rise, see me?” “I cannot, indeed,” said Amanda; “I have already declared this must be our last interview, and I shall not retract120 from what I have said.” “Then,” exclaimed Lord Mortimer, regardless, or rather forgetful, of those who heard him, from the agitation121 and warmth of his feelings, “I shall, in one respect at least, accuse you of dissimulation122, that of feigning123 a regard for me you never felt.” “Such an accusation124 is now of little consequence,” replied Amanda; “perhaps you had better think it just.” “Cruel, inexorable girl, to refuse seeing me, to wish to have the anxiety which now preys upon my heart prolonged!”
“Young man,” said the prioress, in an accent of displeasure, seeing the tears streaming down Amanda’s cheeks, “respect her sorrows.”
“Respect them, madam,” repeated he; “Oh! Heaven, I respect, I venerate125 them; but will you, my dear lady, when Miss Fitzalan is able, prevail on her to communicate the par[Pg 326]ticulars of our acquaintance; and will you then become my advocate, and persuade her to receive my visits?” “Impossible sir,” said the prioress, “I shall never attempt to desire a larger share of confidence from Miss Fitzalan than she desires to bestow57 upon me. From my knowledge of her I am convinced her conduct will be always guided by discretion; she has greatly obliged me by choosing this humble126 retreat for her residence; she has put herself under my protection, and I shall endeavor to fulfil that sacred trust by securing her from any molestation127.” “Well, madam,” said Lord Mortimer, “I flatter myself Miss Fitzalan will do me justice in declaring my visits proceeded from wishes, which, though she may disappoint, she cannot disapprove128. I shall no longer intrude129 upon your time or hers, but will still hope I shall find you both less inflexible130.”
He took up his hat, he approached the door; but when he glanced at Amanda, he could not depart without speaking to her, and again went to the couch.
He entreated131 her to compose and exert herself; he desired her forgiveness for any warmth he had betrayed, and he whispered to her that all his earthly happiness depended on her restoration to health, and her becoming his. He insisted on her now giving him her hand as a pledge of amity62 between them. She complied; but when presuming on this he again asked her consent to repeat his visits, he found her inexorable as ever, and retired132, if not with a displeased133, a disappointed countenance134. Sister Mary attended him from the apartment. At the door of the convent he requested her to walk a few paces from it with him, saying he wanted to speak to her. She consented, and remembering he was the person who frightened her one evening amongst the ruins, determined now, if she had a good opportunity, to ask what had then brought him thither135?
Lord Mortimer knew the poverty of the convent, and feared Amanda might want many things, or its inhabitants be distressed to procure them for her; he therefore pulled out a purse and presenting it to Sister Mary, requested she would apply it for Miss Fitzalan’s use, without mentioning anything about it to her. Sister Mary shook the purse. “Oh! Jesu Maria,” exclaimed she, “how heavy it is!”
Lord Mortimer was retiring, when, catching136 hold of him, she cried, “Stay, stay, I have a word or two to say to you. I wonder how much there is in this purse?”
Lord Mortimer smiled, “If not enough for the present emergencies,” said he, “it shall soon be replenished137.”
[Pg 327] Sister Mary sat down on a tombstone, and very deliberately138 counted the money into her lap. “Oh! mercy,” said she, “I never saw so many guineas together before in all my life!”
Again Lord Mortimer smiled, and was retiring; but again stopping him, she returned the gold into the purse, and declared, “she neither would nor durst keep it.”
Lord Mortimer was provoked at this declaration, and, without replying to it, walked on. She ran nimbly after him, and dropping the purse at his feet, was out of sight in a moment. When she returned to the prioress’s apartment, she related the incident, and took much merit to herself for acting139 so prudently140. The prioress commended her very much, and poor Amanda, with a faint voice, said, “she had acted quite right.”
A little room inside the prioress’s chamber141 was prepared for Amanda, into which she was now conveyed, and the good-natured Sister Mary brought her own bed, and laid it beside hers.
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sycophant
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