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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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