Book contents
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Romance of Private Life
- VOL II
- VOL III
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- Endnotes
- Silent Corrections
CHAPTER XIV
from VOL III
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Text
- The Romance of Private Life
- VOL II
- VOL III
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII
- CHAPTER XIII
- CHAPTER XIV
- CHAPTER XV
- CHAPTER XVI
- Endnotes
- Silent Corrections
Summary
Question him as you list, you naught shall learn; –
Leave all to th’ unsparing mower, scythe-bearing
Time, who, with wings out-spread, flies over this
Round earth, disclosing many a deed, 'twere
Happier for the doer had still lain
Buried to eternity.
Not so Old as it Seems, – A Tragi-Comedy.A week had passed and no second visit had been paid by Sir George. At the expiration of that time, tidings reached the two ladies at Greenford Lodge – so Mrs. Ormond's place was called – that a duel had occurred between the Baronet and Mr. Sedley, the former of whom was slightly, the latter severely wounded. Ella was sitting with her mother when the news arrived, and dropping the pencil with which she had been drawing: ‘Oh, poor Sedley!’ she exclaimed, ‘how I grieve at this intelligence!’
‘Indeed, so do I,’ said Mrs. Ormond, / ‘but do you not feel some concern also for our neighbour, though his injury may be less?’
‘None upon earth!’ answered Ella, with unwonted earnestness. ‘He has brought this evil upon himself. How could he ever imagine that the friend of Ernest de Gray could endure, unmoved to hear him publicly and even exultingly vilified in the barbarous manner Sir George has practised?’
‘But you cannot be sure, my dear,’ said Mrs. Ormond, startled at the warmth with which Ella had spoken, ‘you cannot be sure that this duel has been fought on de Gray's account?’
‘Certainly not sure; but I heard some days ago that Mr. Sedley and the Baronet had had a quarrel on the subject, and it is therefore, natural to conclude their duel may have originated from the same cause.’
‘Very true, my love; but I did not suppose anything could have induced you to take so warm an interest in what relates to young Sedley. Tell me honestly, are you attached to him?’
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- The Romance of Private Lifeby Sarah Harriet Burney, pp. 345 - 352Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014