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From the walls of the loo she soered at the grave of Cornelia, where she wept for Hippolitus, as

well as for her friend One evening, during vespers, the bell of the

convent was suddenly rang out; the Abate, whose countenance

expressed at once astonishment and displeasure, suspended the service,

and quitted the altar The whole congregation repaired to the hall,

where they learned that a friar, retiring to the convent, had seen a

troop of ar they

were the people of thewith hostile

intention, had thought it necessary to give the alarh the trees a

glittering of ar moment a band ofavenue which i of hoofs was now

distinctly heard; and Julia, sinking with terror, distinguished the

in two

divisions, surrounded the ates were i from the turret, assembled the

friars in the hall, where his voice was soon heard above every other

part of the tuetful of

the Padre's promise, and she wished to fly for conceal to the monastery, which wound under the woods

Madae of the

Abate's character, founded her security on his pride She therefore