The Contested Election; Or, a Courtier's Promises (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 Excerpt: ... entertain no doubt that, through life, I would always experience the same: but I feel too much respect and esteem for her to countenance, even in jest, an insinuation that she has ever honoured me by peculiar distinction; she is, of course, acquainted with her father's views, and will, I dare say, pay the same dutiful and affectionate attention to his wishes that she has always shewn. I will always remember her with, esteem and gratitude; but as her family and mine will have no farther intercourse together, she and I must remain strangers through life." "You are really a most uncommon young man," said Mrs. Tisdall, finding it vain to attempt imposing on Arthur by her flattery, or confounding him by her ridicule: " your countenance and manners led me to suppose that you were all mirth and frolic, and I now discover that you are a wit, a satirist, and a philosopher. How provoking that I can't profit by the discovery for the frivolous young men one so commonly meets with in the world, lead people to imagine that nothing, except frivolity and badinage, will please them. But it would be too much to expect the felicity of enjoying your society and captain Mangin's at the same time?" Arthur bowed, and captain Mangin gaily exclaimed--" You do me too much honour by classing me with Mr. O'Moore, after all the fine compliments you have just paid him. I am only as the world goes; he is, you say, quite above the..common stamp." "You are gold in circulation," cried Mrs. Tisdall, laughing, " bearing the stamp and polish of currency; he is gold in the mine--more pure perhaps, but less useful, because less easily managed; but when he passes through the mint of the world, he will be a second Mangin." Arthur thought he ...