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hastily, and brought one to an incorrect q. E..
d. The error was seen by the fair examiner
in moment, and as inslantsneously by
brow he turned coldly and haughtily "a
way, and there fell on Maria's heart a sud-
den weigh, that chilled and shocked it.
S,efanello, moody end alone, rambled in
the evening abou, the city till he met Adri-
en-, in return for whose rub a. The morning S
failure, he gave way TO q fierce invective a.
gainst learned women. Adrien in vain at
tempted 10 soolhe him De Cinta abruptly
Quilted him.
Nevertheless, Adrien's words remained
in his memory, and when the storm was
consideration bis determination for The fu-
.ure. Again dawned the hope that warm,
gushing love might seem dearer TO Maria
than her book. Impu'sive nature ran into
extremes, and he fell devourng anxiety
to urge his suit, and an impetuous certainty
that il must succeed.
That evening, Maria, reading many pages
Of her now rapidly advancing work to her
father, and delghling in his enlogiums, was
interrupted by message that De Cinta
wished to speak with her. She FASTENED
into the library, with grea, external calm
ness, prepared to listen to some abstruse
difficulty bu, soon the philosopher merged
in'o the trembling, hsppy woman, as Sle(a-
neIlo, first in hes,ating sentences, soon in
full tide Of passionste oratory, made
known his feelings. With the pure and
>imple earneslness of gulleless heart, she
a, once acknowledged her own long-cher-
shed love. Alas! for how short sea-
son was their happiness! Tenderly, i'm
placed amongst ladies of rank, drawn into
general society, the mistress OF large
estates, and Paironess Of numerous peasants,
would have but little time for intellectual
pursuits. and gaining courage as he proceed
ed, positively stated iha, if she married him
she must abandon her phIlosohpical pur-
suits.
Maria, trans6xed, s,upifed, unable fully
to comprehend, answered, vaguely and in
coherently, until she saw bis full meaning,
and the choice between love and lilera-
lure was placed before her.
In vain she srove 10 believe that he was
bu, trying her; tha! he would give up the
point on her explaining that she had
book almost ready to be launched on The
sea Of criticism tha. however she might
employ her time, her affection for him could
no, alter. He was mex orable he even in
sisted ,ha, her analyses should be thrown
aside unfinished-in which dem and he, no
doubt, fully sustained the character of unreal
sonable effectiveness, so often attributed 10
lovers.
For shor. space fierce contest between
these antagonislic principles ragged in Ma
ria's breast; j! was bu, short. Firmly she
refused to accept the conditions offered her,
and expressing hope that De Cinta would,
by recalling his cruel edici, make them
both happy, she left him.
Days and weeks passed. Agnesi was
rapidly nearing the grave. The analyses
had undergone final correction their pub
Iica'ion was FASTENED by the anxiety of the
sick man to see them in complete form
before he died.
The Professor Gaetsns, as she was now
universally called in Bologns, still nourish-
ed delusive hope tha. S.efanello's power
full mind would delight in them, and that he
would return TO her with an unconditional
treaty for her love. She read only pique,
not deep-sealed, irrevocable determination.
in his cold and reserved manner; liltle think
ing that the praises she lavished on his pro-
found and iauIlless theses added 10 his an
ger, and widened the gulf between them.
Her ''celebra,ed" Istita@ioni .Analitiche
ad uso della Giorentic HaHane appeared.
With ihrobbing heart, she presented the
first copy to her father, and while medita
ting how best to send another TO Sle(anello
she received The following note:
ssTo Professor Maria Gaetana d'Agnesi.
ssYou have chosen for yourself; you rresolution
shall not again be attacked. May you secure for
yourself deathess renown. | tender my res
pectful farewell. To-day quit Bologna.
"SrEFANELLo De CINTA."
OF what avail was it now that Europe
rang with her praises THAT her writings
were translated into other tongues ?-,hat
Fris wrote her gloomy eloge, and that
even that was thought worthy of Translation
because connected with her name? Could
these things afford isolation !? She was
about to be left emphalicalIy alone-none
sympalhized with her; the world thought,
she movrned her father-he was too lethar-
gic TO see her grief, Her confessor only
had an insigh: of the truth, and did not fail
to turn the opportunity 10 an advantage Of
the church, by persuadiug her TO give her
self and wealth TO convent
She was rich-she was helpless. No ex-
hortaton was spared. On the day Of her
fathers in,ermen. she commenced her novi-
,iate.
Many-many years after, forgotten,
neglected nun lay, with the mockery Of the
bridal wreath around her head, in that which
was TO be her last sad residence! History,
in few hard, dry words, tells her achieve
menls, her fame, her death From that his