![]() ![]() We accordingly rested on a seat until they should return. It was already dusk before we thought of returning and then we discovered that William and Ernest, who had gone on before, were not to be found. ![]() ![]() The evening was warm and serene, and we prolonged our walk farther than usual. “Last Thursday (May 7th) I, my niece, and your two brothers, went to walk in Plainpalais. ![]() “I will not attempt to console you but will simply relate the circumstances of the transaction. “William is dead!-that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was so gentle, yet so gay! Victor, he is murdered! What would be your surprise, my son, when you expected a happy and gay welcome, to behold, on the contrary, tears and wretchedness? And how, Victor, can I relate our misfortune? Absence cannot have rendered you callous to our joys and griefs and how shall I inflict pain on an absent child? I wish to prepare you for the woeful news, but I know it is impossible even now your eye skims over the page, to seek the words which are to convey to you the horrible tidings. But that would be a cruel kindness, and I dare not do it. “You have probably waited impatiently for a letter to fix the date of your return to us and I was at first tempted to write only a few lines, merely mentioning the day on which I should expect you. On my return, I found the following letter from my father:. ![]()
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