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Abellino had already passed six weeks in Venice, and yet, either

from want of opportunity, or of inclination, he had suffered his

daggers to remain idle in their sheaths This proceeded partly fro as yet sufficiently acquainted with the windings and

turnings, the bye-lanes and private alleys of the town, and partly

because he had hitherto found no custo hand

This want of occupation was irksome to him in the extreme; he panted

for action, and was condemned to indolence

With a h Venice, and nuh He frequented the public places, the taverns, the

gardens, and every scene which was dedicated to aht--tranquillity

One evening he had loitered beyond the other visitants in a public

garden, situated on one of the most beautiful of the Venetian

islands He strolled from arbour to arbour, threw himself down on

the sea-shore, and watched the play of the waves as they sparkled in

the h, "just such a heavenly

evening was it, that I stole from Valeria's lips the first kiss, and

heard from Valeria's lips for the first time the avowal that she