CHAPTER IX. THE CONSPIRACY.
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Brownson, Orestes Augustus
Late in the evening I called at Priscilla’s, saw her a moment, whispered a word in her ear, gave her one or two directions, pressed her hand, only as my accomplice, and henceforth my slave. The next morning I left Philadelphia, and returned home a much altered man. My body was light and buoyant, and I felt as if I was all spirit. I simply greeted my mother, but felt that the strong tie which bound me to her was broken; my sister, whom I had tenderly loved, was indifferent to me, and I hardly deigned to notice her. I went into my laboratory, saw that all was right there; from that I passed into my library to resume my experiments.
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2. This is in the main historical, and was communicated to the writer through a mutual friend, by a delegate from Connecticut to the World’s Convention, alluded to in the text.