Trip 4795 of 5250 collection book48

part 4795 photo In a word he rendered this conjecture sobook71 plausible by wresting the circumstances of their behaviour and retreat that poor Elenor implicitly believed they were the thieves by whom she had suffered and was prevailed upon to accept the proffered assistance of the generous Count who seeing her very much disordered by this mischance insisted upon her drinking a large glass of canary to quiet the perturbation of her spirits. Whether the corpulent couple who sat opposite to these lovers had entered into an amorous engagement at the inn or were severally induced by other motives is uncertain but sure it is both left the coach on that part of the road which lies nearest to Gravesend and bade adieu to the other pair on pretence of having urgent business at that place.... read all

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