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When I understood the extent of
my misfortune, my heart throbbed with such violence, that my breast
could scarce contain it; and my anxiety, being aggravated by the
absence of my lord, produced a dangerous fever, of which he was no
sooner apprised by letter, than he came post from Scotland; but,
before his arrival, I was supposed to be in a fair way.
"During this journey, he was tortured with all that terrible suspense
which prevails in the minds of those who are in danger of losing
that which is most dear to them; and, when he entered the house,
was so much overwhelmed with apprehension, that he durst not inquire
about the state of my health. As for my part, I never closed an eye
from the time on which I expected his return; and, when I heard his
voice, I threw open my curtains, and sat up in the bed to receive
him, though at the hazard of my life. He ran towards me with all
the eagerness of passion, and clasped me in his arms; he kneeled
by the bedside, and kissed my hand a thousand times, and wept
with transports of tenderness and joy.


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