The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain

ecret of his origin and identity-that is, if he himself knew them, he was never known to maintain the same moral temperament for a week together. Never did there exist a

e frequently observed that he was subject to occasional periods of the deepest dejection. During those painful and gloomy visitations, he avoided all intercourse with his fellow-men, took to wandering through the country-rarely spoke to anybody, whether stranger or acquaintance, but maintained the strictest

"only the poor young gentlema

le means of support, save the compassionate and generous interest which the inhabitants of Ballytrain took in him, in consequence of those gentlemanly

upefied his heart by the heaviness of the suffering they occasioned it; and, when that heart, therefore, sank as far as its powers of endurance could withstand

dividual whose fate is deeply involved in t

his departure, assumed the shape of something bordering on insanity. On looking at his companion, the wild but deep expression of his eyes began to change into one of absolute frenzy, a circumstance w

o become acquainted with the cause of this unusual excitement, which the appearance of Miss Gourlay and her father seems to produce upon y

mories arising from association, that are touched and kindled into great pain, by obje

It is not from any idle or prurient desire to become acquainted with the cause of your emotion that I spea

; "yes, sir," he proceeded, his eyes kindling almost into fury, "I have experienced much treacherous and malignant sympathy, under the guise of pretended friendship-sympathy! why do I say sympathy? Per

d the stranger, "and collect yourself

u, sir, that

aid so, Mr

he started up, and sprung at the stranger, who, on seeing him rise for the purpose, instantly rang the bell. The waiter immediately entered, and found

nd give a reason for it. If you are moved by any peculiar cause of horror, or apprehension, or danger, why

, Mr. Fenton, you they say a gintleman born, and to thrate one of your own rank-a gintleman that befriended you as he did, and put a daicint shoot of clo'es on your miserable carcase; when you know that before he did it, if the wind was blowing from the thirty-two points

this is a mere physical malady, Mr. Fenton, and will pass away imm

had become suddenly invested with a new character that increased his terrors; and yet, if we may say so, almost forced him into an anxiety to suppress their manifestation. His limbs, however, began to tremble excessively; his eyes absolutely dilated, and became

on my being present at it? This accounts for your giving me a paltry sum of money, too-it does, sir-and for your spurious and dishonest humanity in wishing to see me well clothed. Yes, I perceive it all; but, let what may happen, I will not wear these clothe

ing him, exclaimed-"You must promise, Mr. Fenton, before you leave my grasp, that you will make no further attempt t

ied the latter; "I promise it

and, mark me, I shall expect that you will not violate

r proceeded, still with a view of sounding him:

ngth," replied Fenton; "I am quite ex

nsion, with reference either to the baronet or the stranger, seemed as if confirmed, whilst, at the same time, acting under one of his rapid tr

in a state of much anxiety, if not distress. At length he sat down,

up, both strong and striking. Then, this unfortunate person is perfectly inscrutable, and not to be managed by any ordinary procedure at present intelligible to me. Yet,-after all, as far as I have been able to conjecture, there is a strong similarity in the cases. The feeling among the people here is, that he is a gentleman by birth: but this may proceed from the

t once more, his features assumed a sti

dst of his profligacy, into eternity! The thought is insupportable; and I know not, unless I can strictly preserve my incognito, whether I am at this moment liable, if appreh