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By a powerful effort heit to the

impression made upon him by her appearance He spoke also of sacrifices,

which, even when voluntarily ation which could find its consolation in the happiness of a

friend, but which failed not to leave a sting in the soul that had

cherished fallacious hopes

Mary understood hinor," she said, waruests

When Mary approached the piano, and addressed a few kind words to Master

Christian, ed her to favor the girl consented to gratify the

guests She hesitated awhile as to the language in which to sing, and was

turning over the leaves of a book handed her by Master Christian The old

Deodati expressed a wish to hear a song in the language of the Low

Countries, and begging pardon of the Italian gentle a Kyrie Eleison in her ue

Master Christian seated himself at the piano, to accompany her, and

coirl were like a gentle er, until at the end of each strophe the

word eleïson rose like a sonorous hymn to heaven