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Page 102
... Violante would assist Bernard in his suit with Mariana ! It was an interesting meeting : they had not seen each other for near a month . The cause of their se- paration we have already announced : both were under peculiar embarrassment ...
... Violante would assist Bernard in his suit with Mariana ! It was an interesting meeting : they had not seen each other for near a month . The cause of their se- paration we have already announced : both were under peculiar embarrassment ...
Page 103
... Violante - that interview was of fatal consequence ; his heart suddenly divorced its object , and yielding to Violante's charms , unhesitatingly ac- knowledged itself a slave . In the duke's injunctions to Alfonso he beheld , as he ...
... Violante - that interview was of fatal consequence ; his heart suddenly divorced its object , and yielding to Violante's charms , unhesitatingly ac- knowledged itself a slave . In the duke's injunctions to Alfonso he beheld , as he ...
Page 112
... Violante , the niece of the duke Aranza , and not Mariana de Cassa Calvo . We shall not pretend to vindicate his hasty con- clusions , nor the rashness of avowing his passion , even to Mariana , without a previous acquaintance . So it ...
... Violante , the niece of the duke Aranza , and not Mariana de Cassa Calvo . We shall not pretend to vindicate his hasty con- clusions , nor the rashness of avowing his passion , even to Mariana , without a previous acquaintance . So it ...
Page 113
... Violante , proceeded along the gloomy gallery , which terminating in a flight of steps , these they descended and entered an extended vault , from whose top was suspended a lamp which re- flected but an indifferent light . In the middle ...
... Violante , proceeded along the gloomy gallery , which terminating in a flight of steps , these they descended and entered an extended vault , from whose top was suspended a lamp which re- flected but an indifferent light . In the middle ...
Page 114
... Violante , " said the abbess , rising from her knees , " I am now resolved to have your final answer to the commands of your deceased father too long already have I dallied with your promises . Speak , are you prepared to accompany ...
... Violante , " said the abbess , rising from her knees , " I am now resolved to have your final answer to the commands of your deceased father too long already have I dallied with your promises . Speak , are you prepared to accompany ...
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abbess acquaintance affected agitation Agnes alarm Andalusia anxious arms art thou assassin began beheld Belgrade blush bosom Caligula cause character charms Clare conceal confession confidence Constantinople continued Alfonso convent of St countenance cried Alfonso curiosity danger daughter Diego discovered disposition doubt duke Aranza exclaimed Bernard fancied father fear feelings fonso fortune Franciscan Francisco friendship gossa hand happy hasten heard heart heaven holy office honor hope human innocence interrupted janissaries knew Kyoprili letter looked madame Madrid Mariana ment Miguel mind monastery monk Morad Morgiana mother Mustapha mystery never niece night object Omar once parent Parouty passion paused Perpignan poignard promised recollection regiment replied resolved rienced Rosalvo Saragossa scene scimitar secret seignior sentiments sigh sister smile soon sought soul spahis spirits stood stranger superior suspicions tender thou tion Turkey twas unhappy Violante Westcote wife wished wound wretch yellow fever
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