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summoned to private interview before they
should proceed to the church. She had not
long to wait He who quickly responded
to her slightest inclination, Immediately
obeyed her call.
Yet when she heard his firm elastic step
approaching,
''Now God have mercy on me p she pray
ed, and covered her face with her hands.
He entered, unannounced, and saying,
my beautiful Stella! I am here, you
perceive. by your commands
She dropped her hands, and revealing a
face pale with misery spoke in thrilling,
deep, imprisoned tone
'You are here by my supplication, my
lord have no right to command"
eve will waive that! What is your will,
my dearest Stella?"
my prayer, my lords first, for your
forgiveness"
''Fo,yiucness?- my Stella p
''Ay! my dear lord! you see before you
a penitent and a supplicant, who may soon
be something far more wretchedv %
'sMy Stella! what mean you p
ssCome to the window, Lord Montressor! !"
she said, rising and preceding him. ''Look
out" she continued, putting aside the rose
colored hangings, and revealing view Of
the park below. alive with its restless null
titude. "What are all these people waiting
for. my lord ?"
"What are they waiting for, my Stella?-
for that, for which I also wait, with how
much more Impotence p he answered, while
deep flush of love and joy, for an instant,
supplanted the anxiety on his face.
ssThey wait to see a bride pass, where a
bride may never GO" she said,' in a solemn
voice.
''Stella! great Heaven! what say you"
he exclaimed, gazing on her with profound
establishment.
''That the bride they expect is unworthy
to stand before Gods holy altar beside Lord
MontressorD'
..Unworthy, Stella! You'd"
'3lNost mauorthy, my lordp she said,
dropping her arms, and dropping her head
in an attitude of the deepest misery. Fl
should have made this confession long ago,
Lord Montressor but have deceived you"
'sIn what respect, Stella? My God! It
cannot be! No, it cannot be! that while
betrothed to me, you do not love me!''
'.Not love you! Oh! my dear lordi'
she murmured, in voice of thrilling ten
derness that carried conviction of her truth
to his deepest heart.
''What mean you then, dearest one? if
indeed you return my deep love-"
ooh! do, [ do, Montressor; whateve
happens, wherever you 60, take that assuf.
ance with you! love you, my lord ! shall
ever love you, even though even after what
shall have told you, you repulse and hate
me, and 60 to our friends and say,-sThat
woman whom was about to wed, is but a
whited sepulchre, whom I have proved, and
whom now reject -and so leave me to the
scorn of men, still say-ever shall say
love you, Lord Montressor I love you,
and the consciousness of being unworthy of
your love is the bitterest element in my pun
ishment," she said, in voice of such pro-
found misery, that Lord Montressor could
scarcely continue to believe her agitation
unfounded or exaggerated.
He dropped upon seat, and sitting still
and white as carved image Of stone, gazed
upon her, waiting her further communica-
tions.
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