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over with her inspiration--the words died upon her lips, and with a sad

smile she hastened to the conclusion

And now arose a shout and an outbreak of rapture which caused Natalie to

trelance around her;

it seemed to her that Paulo must come to her relief, that he must rescue

and redee men who surrounded

her She saw him not! Where was Paulo, where was Carlo? These

inquisitive lord cardinals had formed a circle around her, she seemed

to herself a prisoner; it alarmed her to thus find herself the central

point of all these attractions

Not far fro

eyes

"I will avenge this affront or die!" thought she, as, grasping Albani's

hand with convulsive violence, she whispered to him: "Free me from this

woman, and I will realize all your wishes"

Francesco Albani smiled "Then you are mine, Corilla, and no power on

earth shall take you from me That child is dead See, see how she h the crowd--ah, it is too sultry for her here in

the hall, she approaches the garden door, she slips out Ah, give me

your hand, Corilla Yet a few moments and the fairest woman on earth is

mine!"