THE THREE PERILS OF WOMAN; OR, Love, Leasing, and Jealousy. A SERIES OF DOMESTIC SCOTTISH TALES. BY JAMES HOGG, 66 AUTHOR OF THE THREE PERILS OF MAN," IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. The fam❜ly sit beside the blaze, LONDON: LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 992 THE THREE PERILS OF WOMAN. PERIL FIRST. 66 CIRCLE FIFTH. 'How do you affect this young gentleman, now that you have been long acquainted with him, daughter?" said Mrs Bell: "for I perceive that you are likely to have both him and these immense properties in your offer." 66 Nay, how do you affect him, dear mother? You know I wont be either court ed or married without your consent, and I cannot have it here. For, tell me, have you not already given your consent to my wedding with your gallant nephew-nay, proffered me on him? And how can you, in conscience, propose another match, while that understanding remains in force?" "I will take the responsibility of that on myself, daughter. He is a man to be used by us, not we by him. In the mean time, I want to know seriously how matters stand between you and this Squire M'Ion; for, during your fit, you raved of him without intermission, and in a strain of vehemence that almost frightened me." Oh me! did I speak of him when I was Vill? But I did not know what I said then, so you need not mind that." 26 But you were going to shew me a letter from him, which you have forgot." i Oh no, indeed!Not from him!-I I never had a letter from him.” "I know, Gatty, that Jaggs brought you two letters, and that one of these had agitated you so much that it threw you in |