The Mysteries Of The Court Of London Vol 3 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 2 Poor Octavia called upon me just now. That she was about to take this step, you were doubtless aware. Need I assure you that I received her with kindness, and that I said all I could to console her? But her excitement grew alarming, and she became very ill. Fortunately the Duchess of Devonshire arrived at the moment; and her Grace (with whom I am charmed to find that you are acquainted) volunteered to take charge of the dear girl. To this proposal I readily assented, fearful that if Octavia were conveyed home immediately, your father would inevitably discover all. The Duchess of Devonshire has therefore taken your dear sister to a secluded villa which her Grace possesses at a little distance from London; and there can be no doubt that in two or three days Octavia will be completely restored to health. The moment her Grace had departed with your sister, I sent for Lord Florimel, to whom I candidly narrated what had occurred, deeming him to be the most proper person to break the intelligence to you, and advise with you how to account to your father for Octavia's temporary absence from home. His lordship kindly and promptly undertook this task; but he requested me to pen a few lines to you, of which he offered to become the bearer. Hence this brief note. "I should add that her Grace of Devonshire has promised to visit you on Saturday next, in the forenoon, so that she may either report to you the progress which your dear sister may be making toward complete convalescence, or else have the pleasure of restoring Octavia altogether to your arms. "That this latter alternative may be the one which next Saturday morning will see accomplished, is a wish that comes from the heart of "Your affectionate friend, "George P." Such was the letter from the Prince of Wales which Pauline Clarendon now read. As the reader may observe by the heading, it was written on the preceding Wednesday afternoon, a couple of hours after the terrible scene which occurred at Carlton House in respect to Octavia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.