This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... halfclosed eye. "Confound your hypocrisy!" cried I, in a rage. "Don't be profane," said he, calmly. "What I have said is true. Heaven will some day take Don Lopez; he is too good for this wicked world, and then, who knows what may happen!" This was but sorry comfort, waiting for the bride to become a widow; but alas, 1 had no better! besides, it had cost me a heavy sum to obtain, and accordingly I prized it the more highly. If my anxieties were acute, apparently Don Lopez's mind was not in a state of perfect serenity. He stormed and raved at everybody and everything. He saw, or what was pretty much the same thing, he fancied he saw, a plot in the whole business; and swore he would bring the vengeance of the Holy Office upon everybody concerned in it. In this blessed frame of mind the departure of the newly-wedded pair took place in spite of all my entreaties; Don Lopez drove away with his young bride, --the last I beheld of her was a white hand waving a handkerchief from the window of the carriage. I looked, and--she was gone! If some were kind-hearted enough to pity me, the large majority of the company felt very differently, and bore anything but friendly feelings towards one who had marred the festivities, and cut short, --heaven could only tell by what number of days--the eating, dancing, singing, and merriment. The old ladies were peculiarly severe in their comments, averring that no well-bred man would have thought of interfering with a marriage. It was quite time enough to talk of his passion when the others were six or eight months married!' Thc Confessions of Con Crcgan. II. 10 Of the younger ladies, a few condoled with me, praised my heroism and my constancy, and threw out sly hints that when I tried my luck next, fortune might...