Book 2, Chapter 8: A Strange Dream

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠Restless are the dreams of the lover that is young. Ferdinand Armine started awake from the agony of a terrible slumber. He had been walking in a garden with Henrietta Temple, her hand was clasped in his, her eyes fixed on the ground, as he whispered delicious words. His face was flushed, his speech panting and low. Gently he wound his vacant arm round her graceful form; she looked up, her speakin