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pledged yourself to The rigid executor
Of Justice 20 your vassals. AND YOU owe
!, 10 The king The aori of 4 Spaui,t
r-andr- - sacred; therefore. my Tor,
YOU must SIN ihat paper"
Newer What. send gil cnly
eighteen years old 10 death, | couldn
muster strength 10 10 1t. What c,c
she urge IA her defence ?"
Nothing
Has she confessed The charger"
No"
Then | suspend the execution d
the sentence. Conduc; MIlauet,a here
"rh 10 see and .nierrosale her per.
sonallv.'
NV deputy oheved. and in an in.
slant lfervard Mi.ena,ia stood before
ne. On II YOU had seen that youth.
tai creature, giIttenng with grace aud
beauty had YOU noticed the ,ublinnty
ut her looks al hat irving moment, he
clear olive 81 her expansive brow
the sun. yau .G0w kisses our Spanish
naidrns With scorching embrace -
her dark 'res4es ica,in- l0nse IN the
mountain breeze, her noble attitude
and the majestic b-aring NJ her head
Lake me-, you would fir,t OF all have
admired ike me, YOU Mould have
felt an involuntary reSpec, TOR her
ike ne, perhaps YOU would have low
ed her | was then ONLY twenty five
and knew nothing Of women but v hat
| learned IN the ciols;ers Of Salaman
q. or the courts and reveis Of Madrid
Nv heart was vet IN rs virgin fresh
ness. nv head was heated under our
burning sun, and felt that inscrutable
wan Of something 70 love. something
to invest with the rich worship Of nv
soul, something which should hurst M
on me like 4 vision Of light. even II II
consumed ne IN IT'S revelation. When
commenced nv examination. I was
much more a2itated than ms prisoner.
We were alone. and am sure my
emotion must have been apparent,
y hen | SAID
Do YOU Fnow the punishment 10
which the steward mas condemned
YOU -
Yes. nv lord was her anvwer in
a low, calm volce-"io death.
Before confirming the laws SEN
tence, have desired 20 see YOU, 70
ascertain from Yourself whether YOU
have no exienuatiny circumstances 70
4ilege."
Nothing"
"fou ara 4 snuggler then ;"
'Oh. no ?"
Why then. do YOU cross into France
evprv night: What other motive
could induce YOU 10 expose Yourself 10
such peri"
That ~ill never disclose"
Recnllect. that the only means OF
.sying your lite IS frank and unrc-
,er,ed declaration 4 90
I know u. bat viii not DO -.
wi! reulv 'o Won my i1.d A. did 10
YOUR Ind- 70 / have never Struggled. 20
Whether crossed nightly into France
or not j. nv own 5u,l and nv mo-
uees are nv own. Nv doom j. suo-
Ken let u be executed AZ ready 10
,u!Ter 10. NV lord. shal! not answer
another inquiry
From that rOmcnt he was insensi-
ME ~ advice. uenacrs. Or srtreaties
Nothing could overcome her obstinate
silence. During 'hree davs I wa
constantly with her. and did all that :
could to extract her secret from her
and n confife nine 20 her but he
treasured 10 the bottom II her heart
what she WISHED 20 co8ceal from me.
while .he .oon guessed what dared
not disclose 20 her. Ye>. 80 Ras iu her
chill and romior'Iess cell that her
Judge her lord the lrbifer Ut her life
tell n her feet. AMI revealed ir pa,
,iona'e accents. what she bad already
read 100 nv looks and gesture. 4 va
~ her prison hat she roidly -rpul Ell
my love. aud rejected her pardon. on
the terms / lftrgd %. NJ one a boz
had seen .s then would have .aid -
be Is me Judge and .he IS the VIC
I'm She Nas Away calm. cold.
and resigned ahle endured lil 'hc
iorur-s Dt Disappointed love Which o.,
Initiated lv repuIses. The ,lult ID ihe
prison rcsounded NIfh ny enlreancs
and angry exriamaIuns. 18th nv
Ugh. and passionate ippea.s. and !
m0mcn'auiy Was he prey If every
rnn'eutnk emotion nos ready 20
-it Milnefia. ami 1ow resolved 90
save her a. al hazards. now begging
Der 'o le ui1r aui n0V Determined '9
''i .be .yerlfIoner perurD bon fatal
1hice. ! vas nI longer .sii-l love
ed 'er 'he frt Ine add 'he being 90
whom I poured 1ut ny heart lni soul
10 pr~iesi4ilons " alteration. transport
and 'doiairy cn.dlv insvrrri. I can
not listen fo vrHL / .ove another. -
After az awful outbreak 81 rage AZ
such M announcement. I n-isr.4 lrrn
snoVins eho nv rival w4,-suf she
replied with The anne cllinHrrs %. one
ind look That you shall never .nos
Al 'hi- GncfuFe violent knocking
fas heard 40 Che prison I1or NJ
people we're ioosing iqr ne on iil
sides e. a French nJoieman had JUST