"I do, indeed," answered Mrs. Falkland--"I do, indeed, believe that it is not in the nature of Colonel Manners to act unkindly to anyone. At what time shall I order the carriage?"
"Oh, not at all--not at all," he answered; "I will ride: it is always my custom; and as soon as I have written this letter, and my servant has returned, I will set out. Let me detain you no longer, and God grant that our fears may have magnified the proofs in their own support."
END OF VOL. I.
THE GIPSY;
A TALE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF
"RICHELIEU," "MARY OF BURGUNDY," &c.
"Ah! what a tangled web we weave,
When first we venture to deceive."
Sir Walter Scott.