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multitude will give us the desired . ' 'Tlie'interval between the hour in
opportunity of an interview. Be pru-
dent, however, for our ‘lives would
t
lJe'sacrificed to revenge, 'and1a‘stilli
baser passion, shouldfany ‘accident
betray our secret '. to. our powerful.
‘enemy.-p-Yoiir’s, , .
- i ' “ Smiapmmi.”
“P. S. I shall endeavour toslip
3 letter ‘into your hands myse1f.--
rust.no one, for the: advantage of
etfaylng us" would be too great a
‘temptation to the fidelity‘ of your
most approved confidant.--Bewarel”
It is scarcely possible to‘ conceive‘
.'“fY mingled motions uponthe perusaf
0 this letter; nor'can I say myself
which of the jarring passions was at‘
iilat mQmcnt mostpredominant. sl
“3: ‘at once the prey of the whole
mu titude of themosi: painful feelings
W ic
Pit’-Xetl lover. Jealousy, however,
. tplievailed over its rival emotions. In:
-8. confused stile of Seraphin‘a’s-
fine‘: I thought that I could pene-
me he’ Secret---“.She has already
said I to myself, “ that
‘he foible of her father is his extra-
I ' .V“33“t ambition, and that the purpose
and aim Of his life is the union..of his
, a“El1,ler.'with Don Carlos.‘ This
which iafd. I “ is the secret with
and ths 1% thus labours. -Don Carlos,
"kn the‘ mg himself, have beenat
mi informed of the wishes of “his
.10 ‘mars; he has consented, perhaps,
reward their. fidelity. with this
the Seraphina is summoned to
.ceiv3PaI'tment of. the Infanta to re-
E:ant‘1I:et.addresse1:ls of ‘the 1l’rince.
- - Hon, per a s, revaisover
"1""; fund Don Zzlirubldga, the son
3 minister, must ‘be sacrificed to
11 can torture the mind of a per-;
.w ich I had received this billet, land
that (if the masquerade, was consumed I
in this conflict of contending emotions:
my mind was "filled with a thousand
conjectures, and each appeared equally
probable. The ' hour at- length ax-..
departed ‘towards the scene of the
preparing actionr In my way towards
these apartments,,‘I happened to meet
the King. ! He-commanded me to
follow him, and immediately turned
into a more private g'.illery. I could
not hesitate to obey. - The King, as
I walked by his side, regarded me for
some time in silence. 4 He had an air
composed gravity of his countenance.
‘After we had proceeded some:-steps
in this-= mutual : silence, he at ‘ xlength
deigned to remark my habit, and de-
manded of meifor what reason I had
assumed - it ?--“ Apollo.” -‘said -' he.
“ wasa pimp to Jupiter, I think‘ l--
1Have -you adopted this character and
insignia--to show your readiness to
exercise his talents 2”--“ His -talents
what surprised at this air of rtiillery,
in a man of the austerity of Plnilp.
2...“ Yes," replied he; i“ should a
Jupiteir deign to require your-I'as-
sistance in his pleasures, would you
Lani:-non
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on C5“'l0S. the heir of the King. a
“ 3 manner thus ingenious, did I ‘
hcndeavour ,0
mind
add to the miseryof a
ms already "too miserable." These
refilg‘cctl““3a however, yielded to cooler
“"18: The effects of my jealous
apprehensions were then dissipated;
lri increased Perp1cxity' -V
-- "F ‘be? departed ‘only ,to leave‘ me
I.
new cut to I’ ’-“ at all,”
returned I ; “ let-a Jupiter command,
and an Apollo must obey.”--“ Then,
in one word,” saidrhc,"“r-behold’ a
Jupiter, one who is weanedwith the ’ .
cares of -empire, and acknowledges .
the power of love !---Yes,‘ Don
Zamboga, I have not seen" the ladies
of my court,“ without 'becoming.seu-
sible to the poiverof beautys Toone
of them Icintencl -to -dedicate -the
softer hours of my leisure-.;< I shall
employ you as my confidant.‘ Your
fidelity merits and suits the oliice.”
court,: -and -immediately about the
person‘ of thevliirig, gwithout having
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rived; 3I -assumed- my habit, ‘and i
of perplexity. very ‘unusual to’ the .
-of pimping, Sire!” ‘repeated I, some- '
As I had not lived so long in the I
learned his character,- I was not 8.“; s