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ter.
The regent shivered with emotion, but the
stranger appeared not to notice her agitation,
I and proceeded with his tale. i have told YOU
, what my sister was. She was but sixteen years
ol age, beautiful as an angel, chasge as the Ma
] donna. You might see her innocent thoughts
| IN her eyes, as one can see the bottom OF lake
} through It's limpd wafer; her father aud molh-
eG often examined this mirror of her soul. aud
, had never read the shadow Of an evil thought
in II. Cosanza had never loved; she was above
those grosser souls around her, this human mud
might not soil her virgin robes. BuG as ! have
already said, madam, and you perhaps know al
so, Count Anlonlello is young, handsome. and
graceful. Coslanza had never before met a
man of his rank; he too, had never before seen
woman like her. They were mutually al.
uacIed Ia each other; Coslanza only dreaml
oil the handsome young gallant, and the Count
AnIonelo's sole thought was of the peasant
girl
The regent BIZ her lip, but she said not
word.
i must also say, madam. that Coslanza was
not aware that he was the Count Carocciolo;
she took him for some page or squire whom she
might love IN all securlly--ior we are rich for
our rank; she loved in chastity. They met "a.
gain and again. and always on the same spot;
out once they forgot to mark the flight of time
and my father, becoming uneasy al her absence
took his gun and went in search Of her; he
soon found her sitting with young man. Cos
lanZa started like frightened roe, while the
young man ran 10 the forest; NV fathers first
movement was TO raise his gun and take aim at
him. bur Cosanza rushed before him. My Ia
Iher lowered his arm-he had recognized the
young count
Was il indeed Antoneo CarraccoiO!' mur.
INJURED The regent.
'HlmSeli,' answered the stranger. MY ia.
lher ordered his wife and daughter TO prepare
Tor u journey and that very night they went to
my aunlS al MonIeleone. Before they left, my
father took CosIanza aSde and said, If you
see him again will kill him. Coslanza fell
on her knees and with casped hands aud stream
ing eyes lmpIored his pardon. He pressed her
TO MS heart, and before break Of day, she and
her molher were no longer on the counts terri.
Gory.'
The regent drew a sigh of relief
The next day my ialher went to the count;
| do not know what passed between them, but
know this, thai the count pledged his word that
he would Tor the future respect Cosanzas vir-
Tue. On the morrow the count sci off lor Ma
pies
Yes, yes, | remember his relurn,' said the
regent 'What next, what next
What next, madam, what next! Why, he
continued 10 think ot her whom he should have
forgotten. The pleasures Ola courI, the avors
OF high born DANES, the visions Of ambition
even, were insufficient 10 drown the memory of
The CaIabrian; her vision was increasingly be.
fore him by day and by night she disturbed his
occupations; she destroyed his sleep. His let
lerS 10 his brother was sad and desponding; the
Iauer became uneasy and joined him here; he
lancied him enamored OF some queen 10 whose
hand he dared not aspire; he laughed when he
found thar all his distress of mind was for Ca
labran woman.
You are a fool, AnIonielln, said he, this girl
is your vassa, your serI, your subJec1-she is
your property
But have promised her father never again
to seek her.
"A genIleman's word is sacred, you must
keep H.
L gu see, lnCn, lnal all Is lOSl
But suppose she should come 10 youl'
'She!-How!- Where'
Wherever you like; here if you will
oh no, mot here
We'll, then, at Rosarno.'
But am chained here; cannot leave Ma
Iples.'
Not for q weekP
'For week-yes might avoid that vig-Per-
seculion for week; might escape my slavery
on some pretoxt.' know not of whom he
spoke, madam, or who kept him in slavery
Il do replied The regent, becoming frighIlul.
Iy pale. But go on-go on
well it was arranged that as soon as the
count Antonielo should hear from Raymond,
he should come 10 him, and the Two brothers
separated. month afterwards The promised
leuer came. | must own that the count had
kept his word like nobeman. He obeyed
the summons. This is what had happened
do not be impatient, madam, you will soon hear
J the end
i am not impatient said the regent, 'but
your story makes me shudder.'
"A man had been murdered near the fountain
at Rosario. My father who had been out hunt
ing. was returning home, he saw the poor
wretch, haslened 10 his assistance, and while
bending over him, the two assistants of Ray
mond the Bastard came out of The forest and
accused him of The crime. By fatal misfor-
tune my fathers gun was discharged; and by
strange coincidence, which Raymond alone
could give US The explanation were he living,
the ball found in the dead body was the same as
those my father used. HIS trial was short
the keepers deposition allow no doubt-my ia
! ther was condemned to death. My mother and
sister learnt in The same breath, the accusation,
: trial, and the sentence.
They Immediately left Monteeone, and
3 reached Rosario at the same moment with
count AnlonieIlo, who, as lord of Rosario, had
supreme power, and could, with sign, dispose
e of my fathers life or death. My weeping mo-
ther met Raymond, who told her Of the counts
: arrival, and advised her to see him and beg for
e mercy. There was no time TO be lost my ia