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Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

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CHAPTER XIX.<br />

Alonzo hesitates to renew <strong>the</strong> engagement-Successful effort <strong>in</strong> re-<br />

form<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>ebriate.<br />

ALONZO CARLETON seriously hesitated <strong>in</strong> tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

any steps toward renew<strong>in</strong>g his engagement with Anna<br />

Maria - though he loved her still, treated e k<strong>in</strong>dly,<br />

evenaffectionately, and greatly rejoiced to see her m<strong>in</strong>d<br />

free from <strong>the</strong> shackles of superstition. He felt, keenly<br />

felt, and could not help but feel, that she had illy<br />

requited his ardent love, and been <strong>the</strong> cause of his<br />

fall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to profligate and dissipated habits. He enterta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

too, some secret fears that <strong>the</strong> mischievous<br />

and <strong>in</strong>fatuat<strong>in</strong>g errors of Romanism had produced a<br />

last<strong>in</strong>g deleterious effect, and left a canker <strong>in</strong> her soul,<br />

from which she might never recover. Consider<strong>in</strong>g<br />

himself fully released from <strong>the</strong> engagement made<br />

prior to Maria's enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> convent, Alonzo felt at<br />

perfect liberty to drop <strong>the</strong> matter if he chose, yet did<br />

not altoge<strong>the</strong>r make up his m<strong>in</strong>d to do so.<br />

Hav<strong>in</strong>g thoroughly reformed his habits, and abandoned<br />

his <strong>in</strong>fidel pr<strong>in</strong>ciples, <strong>the</strong> naturally benevolent<br />

disposition of his heart returned to what it once was,<br />

and led him to seek every possible opportunity of<br />

doiug good. ( !JIg)

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