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... will preserve inviolate the fidelity which I owe you , and a convent shall shelter me from the persecutions of this hateful man ; he talks of having our nuptials speedily celebrated , but never , never will I consent to become his .
... will preserve inviolate the fidelity which I owe you , and a convent shall shelter me from the persecutions of this hateful man ; he talks of having our nuptials speedily celebrated , but never , never will I consent to become his .
Page 69
“ WHEN Don Juan declared his determination never to consent to my union with another , and rejected the offer I made him of my whole fortune , I begged to be allowed to spend one year in a convent ; ( if he was indeed determined to ...
“ WHEN Don Juan declared his determination never to consent to my union with another , and rejected the offer I made him of my whole fortune , I begged to be allowed to spend one year in a convent ; ( if he was indeed determined to ...
Page 204
It is now time that my daughter's noviciate should commence , but I have hitherto wanted resolution to part with her ; the sacrifice must however be made , and when I have placed her in a convent , I mean to travel .
It is now time that my daughter's noviciate should commence , but I have hitherto wanted resolution to part with her ; the sacrifice must however be made , and when I have placed her in a convent , I mean to travel .
Page 206
The first thing that opened Di Soranzo's eyes to the nature of his sentiments for Albertina , was the death of her father ; Verezzi left to the convent the whole of his property , with a proviso that his daughter took the veil there ...
The first thing that opened Di Soranzo's eyes to the nature of his sentiments for Albertina , was the death of her father ; Verezzi left to the convent the whole of his property , with a proviso that his daughter took the veil there ...
Page 207
Father Velasquez , the confessor of the convent , saw and compassionated , * the struggles in the soul of the young novice ; he communicated to the lady abbess his fears , that obedience to the will of 207.
Father Velasquez , the confessor of the convent , saw and compassionated , * the struggles in the soul of the young novice ; he communicated to the lady abbess his fears , that obedience to the will of 207.
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