Butthehasteningeveningwilldecide。Woulditwerecome!
AndyetIshudderatitsnearapproach。Aninterviewthatmustthusterminate,issurelytobewishedforbyme;andyetitisnotwithoutitsterrors。Wouldtoheavenitwerecomeandgone!
Ifeelnoreluctance,myfriendstobethusexplicit。Timewas,whentheseemotionswouldbehiddenwithimmeasurablesolicitude,fromeveryhumaneye。Alas!theseairyandfleetingimpulsesofshamearegone。Myscrupleswerepreposterousandcriminal。Theyarebredinallhearts,byaperverseandviciouseducation,andtheywouldstillhavemaintainedtheirplaceinmyheart,hadnotmyportionbeensetinmisery。Myerrorshavetaughtmethusmuchwisdom;thatthosesentimentswhichweoughtnottodisclose,itiscriminaltoharbour。
Itwasproposedtobegintherehearsalatfouro\'clock;I
countedtheminutesastheypassed;theirflightwasatoncetoorapidandtooslow;mysensationswereofanexcruciatingkind;