THE NEW ABELARD
A Romance
By Robert Buchanan
Author of ‘The Shadow Of The Sword’ ‘God And The Man’ ‘Etc
In Three Volumes—Vol. III.
London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly
1884
CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXII—FROM THE POST-BAG
CHAPTER XXIII—ALMA’S WANDERINGS
CHAPTER XXIV—GLIMPSES OF THE UNSEEN
CHAPTER XXVIII—THE ETERNAL CITY
CHAPTER XXIX.—THE NAMELESS GRAVE
CHAPTER XXXI.—AMONG THE MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XXXII.—ANOTHER OLD LETTER
THE NEW ABELARD.
CHAPTER XXII—FROM THE POST-BAG.
I.
Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik.
My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it. Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation. In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self. George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish. The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected. Do, if you can, try to send him a line or a message, assuring him that your unhappy misunderstanding is over. Believe me, his one thought in life is to secure your good esteem.
There is no news—none, that is to say, of any importance. We have kept our promise to you, and your secret is still quite safe in our custody. The man to whom you owe all this misery is still here, and still, I am informed, prostituting