With What Pleasing Wonder The Soul Of Horatio Was Filled At This
Discovery, Is Much More Easy To Conceive Than Describe, So I Shall Leave
It To The Reader's Imagination To Guess What It Was He Felt And Spoke On
So Extraordinary An Occasion.
While he was pouring out the transports it
occasioned in the most grateful thanks to heaven, and his new
Found
father, Louisa entered, Dorilaus having sent to the baron de Palfoy's,
where he knew she was, to let her know a messenger from Russia was
arrived with news of her brother: - they instantly knew each other,
though it was upwards of four years since they were separated, and in
that time the stature of both considerably increased: - nothing could
exceed the joy of these amiable twins: - never was felicity more perfect,
which yet received addition on Horatio's part, when Louisa told him,
that it was as much as Charlotta could do to restrain herself from
coming with her to hear what account the supposed messenger had brought.
Dorilaus on this immediately sent to let her know his son was well, and
expected in Paris the next day, for he would not suffer him to appear
before her, or the baron, till a habit was made for him more agreeable
to his condition than that he arrived in. It is certain that the
impatience of a lover would have made Horatio gladly wave this ceremony,
but he would not a second time dispute the commands of such a father.
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