[A Terrible Temptation by Charles Reade]@TWC D-Link bookA Terrible Temptation CHAPTER VI 1/6
"ENGLISH!" said Sir Charles.
"Then tell me, how did I come here? Where am I ?" "You had a fit, and the doctor ordered you to be kept quiet; and I am here to nurse you." "A fit! Ay, I remember.
That vile woman!" "Don't think of her: give your mind to getting well: remember, there is somebody who would break her heart if you--" "Oh, my poor Bella! my sweet, timid, modest, loving Bella!" He was so weakened that he cried like a child. Miss Somerset rose, and laid her forehead sadly upon the window-sill. "Why do I cry for her, like a great baby ?" muttered Sir Charles.
"She wouldn't cry for me.
She has cast me off in a moment." "Not she.
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