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Page 124
... Megalena de Metastasio , as if he had secretly destined them for himself . At last they arrived at the cavern ; every resource which the cavern of a gang of lawless and desperate villains might afford , was brought forward to restore ...
... Megalena de Metastasio , as if he had secretly destined them for himself . At last they arrived at the cavern ; every resource which the cavern of a gang of lawless and desperate villains might afford , was brought forward to restore ...
Page 125
... Megalena found herself incompetent to de- velop ; she answered not , therefore , and suffered Agnes to depart unquestioned . The wretched Mega- lena , a prey to despair and terror , endeavoured to revolve in her mind the events which ...
... Megalena found herself incompetent to de- velop ; she answered not , therefore , and suffered Agnes to depart unquestioned . The wretched Mega- lena , a prey to despair and terror , endeavoured to revolve in her mind the events which ...
Page 126
... Megalena ; " would it not be preferable at once to annihilate the spark of life which burns but faintly within my bosom ? O my father ! where art thou ? Thy tombless corpse , perhaps , is torn into a thousand pieces by the fury of the ...
... Megalena ; " would it not be preferable at once to annihilate the spark of life which burns but faintly within my bosom ? O my father ! where art thou ? Thy tombless corpse , perhaps , is torn into a thousand pieces by the fury of the ...
Page 127
... Megalena . Wolfstein regarded Cavigni with indigna- tion and envy ; and , though almost ignorant himself of the dreadful purpose of his soul , resolved in his own mind an horrible deed . Cavigni was enraptured with the beauty of Megalena ...
... Megalena . Wolfstein regarded Cavigni with indigna- tion and envy ; and , though almost ignorant himself of the dreadful purpose of his soul , resolved in his own mind an horrible deed . Cavigni was enraptured with the beauty of Megalena ...
Page 128
... Megalena's dislike to- wards him remained no longer a secret : " Megalena , " said he , at last , fair girl , thou shalt be mine — we will be wedded to - morrow , if you think the bands of love not sufficiently forcible to unite us ...
... Megalena's dislike to- wards him remained no longer a secret : " Megalena , " said he , at last , fair girl , thou shalt be mine — we will be wedded to - morrow , if you think the bands of love not sufficiently forcible to unite us ...
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