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There is no need of saying whether Careat was her fear and disood reason

to do, that Leonela would tell Ansele to wait and see if her suspicions were confirht that Anselmo was asleep, she

packed up the most valuable jewels she had and so observed by anybody escaped from the house and betook herself to

Lothario's, to who him to

convey her to soht be

safe from Anselmo The state of perplexity to which Camilla reduced

Lothario was such that he was unable to utter a word in reply, still less

to decide upon what he should do At length he resolved to conduct her to

a convent of which a sister of his was prioress; Careed to this,

and with the speed which the circumstances demanded, Lothario took her to

the convent and left her there, and then hi anyone know of his departure

As soon as daylight caer to learn what Leonela had to tell him, and hastened to the

room where he had locked her in He opened the door, entered, but found

no Leonela; all he found was some sheets knotted to the , a plain

proof that she had let herself down from it and escaped He returned,

uneasy, to tell Ca her in bed or anywhere in the

house he was lost in amazement He asked the servants of the house about

her, but none of the in

search of Camilla it happened by chance that he observed her boxes were