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... Isabel , but timi- dity and distrust , the inseparable com- panions of guilt , prevented him for a long time from being explicit ; at length he ventured fully to disclose his wishes to Anselmo , who met them half - way . " I am certain ...
... Isabel , but timi- dity and distrust , the inseparable com- panions of guilt , prevented him for a long time from being explicit ; at length he ventured fully to disclose his wishes to Anselmo , who met them half - way . " I am certain ...
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... Isabel's life must be sacred . " " Heaven forbid that I should wish it otherwise , ( said Anselmo ) ; if we can devise any means to make the world suppose her dead , our point will be gained ; and if you will allow me , sig- nor , I ...
... Isabel's life must be sacred . " " Heaven forbid that I should wish it otherwise , ( said Anselmo ) ; if we can devise any means to make the world suppose her dead , our point will be gained ; and if you will allow me , sig- nor , I ...
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... Isabel a death - like slumber , that imposed upon all who saw her . In the night before her funeral obsequies were to be performed , Montalva and Ansel- mo removed her from the magnificent coffin in which she had been laid , and Anselmo ...
... Isabel a death - like slumber , that imposed upon all who saw her . In the night before her funeral obsequies were to be performed , Montalva and Ansel- mo removed her from the magnificent coffin in which she had been laid , and Anselmo ...
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... Isabel as an orphan des- titute of fortune , and solely dependant on the bounty of a relation , who in- tended her , at a proper age , to take the veil ; he paid five years ' pension in ad- vance , and received from the lady abbess ...
... Isabel as an orphan des- titute of fortune , and solely dependant on the bounty of a relation , who in- tended her , at a proper age , to take the veil ; he paid five years ' pension in ad- vance , and received from the lady abbess ...
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... Isabel to her , she embraced the child with a mother's tenderness , and Isabel returned her caresses with all the in- genious simplicity of childhood . " It may be years before you again see me ( cried Montalva to the lady abbess ) ...
... Isabel to her , she embraced the child with a mother's tenderness , and Isabel returned her caresses with all the in- genious simplicity of childhood . " It may be years before you again see me ( cried Montalva to the lady abbess ) ...
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affection Albertina Alberto Anselmo appeared aunt beauty beheld beloved bestow Bianca birth bosom Camillo castle cause child Clara Claudia Clementina convent Corinna Count D'Rosonio countenance countess cried Montalva cried the count daugh daughter dear death Di Soranzo Diana Douglas distress Don Carlos Don Juan dorno duke Ellen endeavoured exclaimed eyes father favour fear feel Fernando Fiametta fortune friendship gave girl grief guilt hand happiness heart Heaven honour hope infant Isabel knew lady abbess Laney Laura Lauretta lord marchioness Maria marquis marriage marry ment mind minstrel Montoni mother Naples ness never noble orphan parents passion peace pleasure poor possessed promise ranzo received regret rendered replied Rome Santenos signor cried Signora Sforza soon Soranzo Spain spirits Stephano suffer sylph talva tears temper Teresa thank thee thou art thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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