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suffered during my absence� �Could you know how sorely I regretted all that I left behind�察�and how dear to me was the very name of Spain� �I envied the winds which blew towards it�此 �And when the Spanish Sailor chaunted some well´known air as He past my window�察�tears filled my eyes while I thought upon my native land。 Gonzalvo too 。 。 。 My Husband 。 。 。'。
Elvira paused。 Her voice faltered�察�and She concealed her face with her handkerchief。 After a short silence She rose from the Sopha�察�and proceeded。
'Excuse my quitting you for a few moments�此 �The remembrance of what I have suffered has much agitated me�察�and I need to be alone。 Till I return peruse these lines。 After my Husband's death I found them among his papers�察�Had I known sooner that He entertained such sentiments�察�Grief would have killed me。 He wrote these verses on his voyage to Cuba�察�when his mind was clouded by sorrow�察�and He forgot that He had a Wife and Children。
What we are losing�察�ever seems to us the most precious�此 �Gonzalvo was quitting Spain for ever�察�and therefore was Spain dearer to his eyes than all else which the World contained。 Read them�察�Don Lorenzo�察�They will give you some idea of the feelings of a banished Man��'
Elvira put a paper into Lorenzo's hand�察�and retired from the chamber。 The Youth examined the contents�察�and found them to be as follows。
THE EXILE
Farewell�察�Oh� �native Spain� �Farewell for ever� �These banished eyes shall view thy coasts no more�察 �A mournful presage tells my heart�察�that never Gonzalvo's steps again shall press thy shore。
Hushed are the winds�察�While soft the Vessel sailing With gentle motion plows the unruffled Main�察 �I feel my bosom's boasted courage failing�察 �And curse the waves which bear me far from Spain。
I see it yet� �Beneath yon blue clear Heaven Still do the Spires�察�so well beloved�察�appear�察 �From yonder craggy point the gale of Even Still wafts my native accents to mine ear��
Propped on some moss´crowned Rock�察�and gaily singing�察 �There in the Sun his nets the Fisher dries�察 �Oft have I heard the plaintive Ballad�察�bringing Scenes of past joys before my sorrowing eyes。
Ah� �Happy Swain� �He waits the accustomed hour�察 �When twilight´gloom obscures the closing sky�察 �Then gladly seeks his loved paternal bower�察 �And shares the feast his native fields supply��
Friendship and Love�察�his Cottage Guests�察�receive him With honest welcome and with smile sincere�察 �No threatening woes of present joys bereave him�察 �No sigh his bosom owns�察�his cheek no tear。
Ah� �Happy Swain� �Such bliss to me denying�察 �Fortune thy lot with envy bids me view�察 �Me�察�who from home and Spain an Exile flying�察 �Bid all I value�察�all I love�察�adieu。
No more mine ear shall list the well´known ditty Sung by some Mountain´Girl�察�who tends her Goats�察 �Some Village´Swain imploring amorous pity�察 �Or Shepherd chaunting wild his rustic notes��
No more my arms a Parent's fond embraces�察 �No more my heart domestic calm�察�must know�察 �Far from these joys�察�with sighs which Memory traces�察 �To sultry skies�察�and distant climes I go。
Where Indian Suns engender new diseases�察 �Where snakes and tigers breed�察�I bend my way To brave the feverish thirst no art appeases�察 �The yellow plague�察�and madding blaze of day��
But not to feel slow pangs consume my liver�察 �To die by piece´meal in the bloom of age�察 �My boiling blood drank by insatiate fever�察 �And brain delirious with the day´star's rage��
Can make me know such grief�察�as thus to sever With many a bitter sigh�察�Dear Land�察�from Thee�察 �To feel this heart must doat on thee for ever�察 �And feel�察�that all thy joys are torn from me��
Ah me� �How oft will Fancy's spells in slumber Recall my native Country to my mind� �How oft regret will bid me sadly number Each lost delight and dear Friend left behind��
Wild Murcia's Vales�察�and loved romantic bowers�察 �The River on whose banks a Child I played�察 �My Castle's antient Halls�察�its frowning Towers�察 �Each much´regretted wood�察�and well´known Glade��
Dreams of the land where all my wishes centre�察 �Thy scenes�察�which I am doomed no more to know�察 �Full oft shall Memory trace�察�my soul's Tormentor�察 �And turn each pleasure past to present woe。
But Lo� �The Sun beneath the waves retires�察 �Night speeds apace her empire to restore�此 �Clouds from my sight obscure the village´spires�察 �Now seen but faintly�察�and now seen no more。
Oh� �breathe not�察�Winds� �Still be the Water's motion� �Sleep�察�sleep�察�my Bark�察�in silence on the Main� �So when to´morrow's light shall gild the Ocean�察 �Once more mine eyes shall see the coast of Spain。
Vain is the wish� �My last petition scorning�察 �Fresh blows the Gale�察�and high the Billows swell�此 �Far shall we be before the break of Morning�察 �Oh� �then for ever�察�native Spain�察�farewell��
Lorenzo had scarcely time to read these lines�察�when Elvira returned to him�此 �The giving a free course to her tears had relieved her�察�and her spirits had regained their usual composure。
'I have nothing more to say�察�my Lord��' said She�察�'You have heard my apprehensions�察�and my reasons for begging you not to repeat your visits。 I have thrown myself in full confidence upon your honour�此 �I am certain that you will not prove my opinion of you to have been too favourable。'
'But one question more�察�Segnora�察�and I leave you。 Should the Duke of Medina approve my love�察�would my addresses be unacceptable to yourself and the fair Antonia��'
'I will be open with you�察�Don Lorenzo�此 �There being little probability of such an union taking place�察�I fear that it is desired but too ardently by my Daughter。 You have made an impression upon her young heart�察�which gives me the most serious alarm�此 �To prevent that impression from growing stronger�察�I am obliged to decline your acquaintance。 For me�察�you may be sure that I should rejoice at establishing my Child so advantageously。 Conscious that my constitution�察�impaired by grief and illness�察�forbids me to expect a long continuance in this world�察�I tremble at the thought of leaving her under the protection of a perfect Stranger。 The Marquis de las Cisternas is totally unknown to me��
He will marry�察�His Lady may look upon Antonia with an eye of displeasure�察�and deprive her of her only Friend。 Should the Duke�察�your Uncle�察�give his consent�察�you need not doubt obtaining mine�察�and my Daughter's�此 �But without his�察�hope not for ours。 At all events�察�what ever steps you may take�察�what ever may be the Duke's decision�察�till you know it let me beg your forbearing to strengthen by your presence Antonia's prepossession。 If the sanction of your Relations authorises your addressing her as your Wife�察�my Doors fly open to you�此 �If that sanction is refused�察�be satisfied to possess my esteem and gratitude�察�but remember�察�that we must meet no more。'
Lorenzo promised reluctantly to conform to this decree�此 �But He added that He hoped soon to obtain that consent which would give him a claim to the renewal of their acquaintance。 He then explained to her why the Marquis had not called in person�察�and made no scruple of confiding to her his Sister's History。 He concluded by saying that He hoped to set Agnes at liberty the next day�察�and that as soon as Don Raymond's fears were quieted upon this subject�察�He would lose no time in assuring Donna Elvira of his friendship and protection。
The Lady shook her head。
'I tremble for your Sister��' said She�察�'I have heard many traits of the Domina of St。 Clare's character�察�from a Friend who was educated in the same Convent with her。 She reported her to be haughty�察�inflexible�察�superstitious�察�and revengeful。 I have since heard that She is infatuated with the idea of rendering her Convent the most regular in Madrid�察�and never forgave those whose imprudence threw upon it the slightest stain。 Though naturally violent and severe�察�when her interests require it�察�She well knows how to assume an appearance of benignity。 She leaves no means untried to persuade young Women of rank to become Members of her Community�此 �She is implacable when once incensed�察�and has too much intrepidity to shrink at taking the most rigorous measures for punishing the Offender。 Doubtless�察�She will consider your Sister's quitting the Convent as a disgrace thrown upon it�此 �She will use every artifice to avoid obeying the mandate of his Holiness�察�and I shudder to think that Donna Agnes is in the hands of this dangerous Woman。'
Lorenzo now rose to take leave。 Elvira gave him her hand at parting�察�which He kissed respectfully�察�and telling her that He soon hoped for the permission to salute that of Antonia�察�He returned to his Hotel。 The Lady was perfectly satisfied with the conversation which had past between them。 She looked forward with satisfaction to the prospect of his becoming her Son´in´ law�察�But Prudence bad her conceal from her Daughter's knowledge the flattering hopes which Herself now ventured to entertain。
Scarcely was it day�察�and already Lorenzo was at the Convent of St。 Clare�察�furnished with the necessary mandate。 The Nuns were at Matins。 He waited impatiently for the conclusion of the service�察�and at length the Prioress appeared at the Parlour Grate。 Agnes was demanded。
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