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Updated: June 19, 2025
A few days after Rainscourt had quitted Cheltenham, Emily, who, since her mother's death, had remained with the McElvinas, was accompanied by them to that home which, for the first time, she returned to with regret. It may be inquired by the reader, whether Rainscourt was not harassed by his conscience. I never heard that he showed any outward signs.
Little did McElvina and the vicar think what the consequences would be of their leaving Rainscourt in his wrath. Little did Rainscourt and the nurse imagine how dreadful and how futile would be the results of their wicked intentions.
Mrs Rainscourt was moved to tears. The conflict between her former love and her outraged feelings the remembrance of his long neglect, opposed to his present assiduities the stormy life she had passed in his company, and her repose of mind since their separation weighed and balanced against each other so exactly, that the scale would turn on neither side.
Rainscourt, who had nothing left except the old castle on his property at Galway, his manorial rights, and the unbounded attachment and devotion of the wild tenants, who looked upon him as their feudal chieftain, felt convinced that he had no resource but to escape from his numerous creditors, who would not hesitate to put him in durance, and whose impatience had been with difficulty restrained until the death of the admiral.
The grooms made no scruple, after the catastrophe, to state all that had passed between them and their master; it was spread through Cheltenham with the usual rapidity of all scandal, in a place where people have nothing to do but to talk about each other. The only confutation which the report received, was the conduct of Mr Rainscourt.
Rainscourt was not at home when she arrived; announcing herself as his wife, she was shown upstairs into his apartments, a minute survey of which, with their contents, was immediately made; and the notes and letters, which were carelessly strewed upon the tables, and all of which she took the liberty to peruse, had the effect of throwing Mrs Rainscourt into a transport of jealousy and indignation.
But we must follow Rainscourt, who whether really agitated by the circumstance, or, aware that it would be bruited abroad, thought that a display of agitation would be advisable proceeded with hurried steps to the promenades, where he glided through the thoughtless crowd with the silent rapidity of a ghost.
"Never made a worse bet in my life," replied the gentleman, throwing his legs upon the sofa. "Perhaps not," replied his wife, with offended seriousness; "but recollect, Mr Rainscourt, that you have no one to blame but yourself you were not deceived. I might have been happy might have met with sincerity and reciprocal affection.
"I should be sorry, Mrs Rainscourt, to give an opinion in opposition to that of the worthy vicar, did I not conceive that his slight knowledge of the world would, in this instance, tend to mislead both himself and you. Before Mr Rainscourt had remained here a week, I prophesied, as Susan will corroborate, that this proposal would be made.
McElvina rushed in, and found Rainscourt dead upon the floor, the gorgeous tapestry besprinkled with the blood and brains of the murderer and the suicide. One more scene, and all is over.
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