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"I did"

"And received much pleasure from your journey?"

"Much; for everywhere I heard the praises of Rosabella"

"Count Flodoardo," she interrupted hientle voice, "would you again offend uess what are

my present intentions"

"To resume your travels soon?"

"Exactly so; and the next time that I quit Venice, to return to it

no erly "Oh, not so, Flodoardo! Ah, can

you leave me?"--She stopped, ashamed of her imprudence "Can you

leave my uncle? I meant to say You do but jest, I doubt not"

"By my honour, lady, I never was o?"

"To Malta, and assist the knights in their attacks upon the corsairs

of Barbary Providence, perhaps, alley, then will I call my vessel 'Rosabella;' then

shall the war-cry be still 'Rosabella;' that name will render me