Alida; or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War.: Founded on FactComfield, Amelia Stratton
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Alida; or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War.: Founded on Fact
Comfield, Amelia Stratton
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
"They are all buried in sleep, (said Alonzo, deeply sighing) and I
have only to return in disappointment."
...]
Theodore now withdrew slowly from the place, and repassed the way he
came. As he went back through the garden, he found a person standing at
the foot of it, near the road. After a moment's scrutiny, he perceived
it to be Bonville.
[_A&M_:
Alonzo withdrew slowly from the place, and repassed the way he came.
As he jumped back over the garden wall, he found a man standing at
its foot, very near him; after a moment's scrutiny he perceived it
to be Beauman.]
"What, my chevalier, why are you here?" said he to Theodore. "Hast thou,
then, eluded the watchful eyes of Argus, and the vigilance of the
dragon?"
[_A&M_:
"What, my chevalier, [said he to Alonzo] such an adept in the
amorous science already? Hast thou then eluded the watchful eyes of
Argus, and the vigilance of the dragon!"]
[[In _Alonzo and Melissa_, "Argus" and "the dragon" are two
different people, Melissa's father and her aunt.]]
"Unfeeling and impertinent intruder!" retorted Theodore, "dost thou add
impudence to thy interference? Go," said he, "you are unworthy of my
anger. Pursue thy grovelling schemes. Strive to win to your arms a lady
who must ever continue to despise you."
[_A&M_:
"Unfeeling and impertinent intruder, [retorted Alonzo, seizing hold
of him] is it not enough that an innocent daughter must endure a
merciless parent's persecuting hand, but must thou add to her misery
by thy disgusting interference!"--"Quit thy hold, tarquin, [said
Beauman.] Art thou determined, after storming the fortress, to
murder the garrison?"--"Go," said Alonzo, quitting him, "go sir; you
are unworthy of my anger. Pursue thy grovelling schemes. Strive to
force to your arms a lady who abhors you, and were it not on one
account, must ever continue to despise and hate you."]
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