Drelincourt and Rodalvi; Or, Memoirs of Two Noble Families (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. 1807 edition. Excerpt: ...as he became more sensible of its effects. Life seemed no longer to possess a charm for him, no longer could he hope to feel interested in it, and he even appeared careless of its preservation. Lady Drelincourt wept incessantly, her grief for the death of her son, was encreased by her anxiety for her husband, who had repeatedly refused to see her; at length she intreated Everilda to go to him him without any previous notice, thinking that he could not repulse the widow of his son: and perhaps he might take a melancholy pleasure in her society; and be induced once more, to cheer his disconsolate family with his presence. But alas grief and disappointment had rendered the Earl unjust; audwhenEverilda with streaming eyes, and a breaking heart, came into his presence, and knelt before him, eloquently looking the sorrows to which she was unable to give utterance, he could not conceal that he only beheld in her the bane of his domestic peace, the destroyer of all his hopes, and the cause of all his miseries. He endeavoured however, to disguise the impression she made on him, by saying that he wished to be entirely alone, and thought his wishes had been generally understood; he was turning away, but she taught his hand, exclaiming, "Oh my lord, will you forsake me thus? have I deserved this anger from you? oh I am already Vol. III. H too r too, too wretched, make me not more so by your coldness.1' The Earl stood irresolute, the image of his friend the Marchese, rose to his view, but it was chased by that of his son, wounded, expiring, lifeless, and before this dreadful image, every other consideration vanished. "They who wish to draw me from my solitude," said he in a voice choked by his emotions, " have acted very injudiciously, ...