The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 78

In which a young gentleman, driven to desperate lengths by passion and resentment, embarks upon a wearisome and fruitless pursuit of a masked lady, only to be cruelly deceived and undone by his own impetuosity and mistaken identity. His ardent designs culminate in a harrowing collapse that necessitates the urgent aid of a physician, marking a solemn pause in his misadventures.