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The Purcell Papers - Volume 3

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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The Purcell Papers - Volume 3

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'But I need not explain to you, my dear Fanny,' she continued, 'my views upon this subject; you have always known them well, and I have never yet had reason to believe you likely, voluntarily, to offend me, or to abuse or neglect any of those advantages which reason and duty tell you should be improved. Come hither, my dear; kiss me, and do not look so frightened. Well, now, about this letter, you need not answer it yet; of course you must be allowed time to make up your mind. In the meantime I will write to his lordship to give him my permission to visit us at Ashtown. Good-night, my love.'

And thus ended one of the most disagreeable, not to say astounding, conversations I had ever had. It would not be easy to describe exactly what were my feelings towards Lord Glenfallen;—whatever might have been my mother's suspicions, my heart was perfectly disengaged—and hitherto, although I had not been made in the slightest degree acquainted with his real views, I had liked him very much, as an agreeable, well-informed man, whom I was always glad to meet in society. He had served in the navy in early life, and the polish which his manners received in his after intercourse with courts and cities had not served to obliterate that frankness of manner which belongs proverbially to the sailor.

Whether this apparent candour went deeper than the outward bearing, I was yet to learn. However, there was no doubt that, as far as I had seen of Lord Glenfallen, he was, though perhaps not so young as might have been desired in a lover, a singularly pleasing man; and whatever feeling unfavourable to him had found its way into my mind, arose altogether from the dread, not an unreasonable one, that constraint might be practised upon my inclinations. I reflected, however, that Lord Glenfallen was a wealthy man, and one highly thought of; and although I could never expect to love him in the romantic sense of the ter

Martha Taylor 10/11/2014
Le fanu is incomparable -- but the arkham house edition is not the reading version you want. August Derleth's editing is untrustworthy to the point of including one of his own pastiches. Of interest only to the collector.
Marvin 06/10/2012
Years back, The legendary publishing company Arkham House released Joseph Sheridan LeFanu's best short fiction in a book called Green Tea. It is a great collection. Unfortunately I do not have it. Instead I have the second Arkham House book of LeFanu stories called The Purcell Papers which includes
Jim 05/28/2012
Stories of varying qualtliy. Some where interesting Ghost Stories, with a couple that were more like Humorous AIrish Anictdotes. I have only "The Mysterious Lodger", which is the longest story, and "The Churchyard Yew", which is acctually a pastiche by August Dereleth to read. A couple of the storie

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