instant to interpret it his own way, and, after vainly waiting the count's arrival, for several hours, he gave orders for his people to be in readiness to set off at a moment's notice.by hastening to udolpho he intended to remove emily from the reach of morano, as well as to break off the affair, without submitting himself to useless cation: and, if the count meant what he called honourably, he would doubtless follow emily, and sign the writings in question.if this was done, so little consideration had montoni for her welfare, that he would not have scrupled to sacrifice her to a man of ruined fortune, since by that means he could enrich himself; and he forbore to mention to her the motive of his sudden journey, lest the hope it might revive should render her more intractable, when submission would be required.
第129章（2 / 3）