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There was only one thing which exclusively occupied Corilla, following

and torht, and that was her poetic fah in the world, glorified by all

Europe, and for this purpose she desired above all things to be crowned

as a poetess in the capitol of the holy city; for this faiven many years of her life

That was the aim of all her efforts, and how much would she not have

borne, ventured, and suffered for its attain and dissimulation, flattery, and

hypocrisy, had been employed for that purpose, and all, all as yet in

vain!

Therefore it was that Corilla noept, and with occasional outbreaks of

passionate exclalowed, her

eyes flashed--she was very beautiful in this state of excitelance accidentally

encountered her own face in the glass

With a s before the rily she said: "Ah, why alow? My

face ain me friends! Why, then, am I

now alone?"

But it seems that Corilla had only to express a wish in order to see

it suddenly fulfilled; for the door was at that moment opened, and a

servant announced Count Alexis Orloff