[Caleb Williams by William Godwin]@TWC D-Link bookCaleb Williams CHAPTER VI 21/27
More than an hour elapsed in this interval.
Miss Melville had never seen so much of Mr.Falkland upon any former occasion; and the spectacle of such humanity, delicacy, firmness, and justice in the form of man, as he crowded into this small space, was altogether new to her, and in the highest degree fascinating. She had a confused feeling as if there had been something indecorous in her behaviour or appearance, when Mr.Falkland had appeared to her relief; and this combined with her other emotions to render the whole critical and intoxicating. Emily no sooner arrived at the family mansion, than Mr.Tyrrel ran out to receive her.
He had just heard of the melancholy accident that had taken place at the village, and was terrified for the safety of his good-humoured cousin.
He displayed those unpremeditated emotions which are common to almost every individual of the human race.
He was greatly shocked at the suspicion that Emily might possibly have become the victim of a catastrophe which had thus broken out in the dead of night. His sensations were of the most pleasing sort when he folded her in his arms, and fearful apprehension was instantaneously converted into joyous certainty.
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