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Madame, shocked by the stern indifference of this reply, was a moment

silent The Abate went on 'Whatever I shall deter lady has reason to rejoice that she is admitted into this holy

house; for I will even now venture to assure her, that if the marquis

fails to demand her, she shall be permitted to remain in this

sanctuary unence,

and of the value of the sacrifice Ia child froe her in disobedience,

and consequently sacrifice my sense of duty, to what may be justly

called a weak humanity'

Madame listened to ponation She made another effort to interest the Abate in favor

of Julia, but he preserved his stern inflexibility, and repeating that

he would deliberate upon the reat solemnity, and quitted the room

She now half repented of the confidence she had reposed in him, and of

the pity she had solicited, since he discovered athe first, and a temper inaccessible to the influence of

the latter With an heavy heart she returned to Julia, who read in her

countenance, at the moment she entered the room, news of no happy

import When madaed fro herself up for lost--she