He sighed, and retired, but with eyes fixed on the gate, until Matilda, closing it, put an end to an interview, in which the hearts of both had drunk… - Horace Walpole

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He sighed, and retired, but with eyes fixed on the gate, until Matilda, closing it, put an end to an interview, in which the hearts of both had drunk so deeply of a passion, which both now tasted for the first time.

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About Horace Walpole

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a British politician and writer, noted for his collected letters and for having written the first Gothic horror novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764).

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Pen Names: Onuphrio Muralto
Alternative Names: Sir Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford Horatio Walpole
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