She Ended These Words
With A Flood Of Tears, Which, Together With The Sight Of The Confusion
He Had Occasioned,
Made him a little recollect himself; and to prevent
the wildness of his desires from getting the better of those
Rules he
had resolved to observe, he let go her hand, and having told her that he
would press her no farther that night, but expected a more satisfactory
answer the next day, went out of her chamber, and left her to enjoy what
repose she could after the alarm he had given her.
CHAP. III.
Dorilaus continues his importunities, with some unexpected consequences
that attended them.
Poor Louisa concealed the distraction she was in as much as possible she
could from the maid, who immediately came into the room on Dorilaus
having quitted it, and suffered her to undress, and put her to bed as
usual; but was no sooner there, than instead of composing herself to
sleep, she began to reflect on what he had said: - the words, that there
was no answering for the consequences of a passion such as his, gave
her the most terrible idea. - His actions too, this night, seem'd to
threaten her with all a virgin had to fear. - She knew him a man of
honour, but thought she had too much reason to suspect that if she
persisted in refusing to be his wife, that passion which had influenced
him, contrary to his character, to make her such an offer, would also be
too potent for any consideration of her to restrain him from proceeding
to extremities.
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