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"I would like to see her," said the old man, "but if I wait, I shall

arrive too late at the public square"

"You need not fear," replied Master John "The executioner's car will not

leave the prison for an hour to come"

The peasant hesitated as to what he should do

"Are you sure that the young lady will leave at once?"

"Ies the departure--he

wishes to be out of the city before the executioner commences his work"

"Why," said the peasant, "did they wait until to-day? In their place I

would have gone long ago"

"Ah!" replied Master John, "here is another evidence of God's intervention

in these terrible affairs The vessel which bears the all that tied to the east only last night, so that their

departure before was ih now and will

commence to ebb at the very hour fixed for the death of the assassin You

see that God hieance was accoo to Italy to reside?"

"Oh, no; she only goes on a wedding trip She will return in the course of