FIRST LOVE.
A NOVEL.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
SAUNDERS AND OTLEY, CONDUIT STREET.
1830.
FIRST LOVE.
CHAPTER I.
“I love thee not.”
We left our party concluding breakfast on the morning after the masquerade. The ladies shortly after repaired to the great room, whither they were soon followed by some of the gentlemen, among others the Marquis of H. The scene afforded a striking contrast to that of the evening before: Sir Archibald’s mysterious death, together with the atrocious attempt on the life of Captain Montgomery, seemed to have given a shock to the gay spirits of all. Those who spoke at all, spoke almost in whispers, their themes murders, mysteries, and sudden deaths.