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During her state of insensibility, La Voisin had given directions for

the coffin to be closed, and he succeeded in persuading E the chamber She, indeed, felt herself unequal to this, and

also perceived the necessity of sparing her spirits, and recollecting

fortitude sufficient to bear her through the approaching scene St

Aubert had given a particular injunction, that his remains should be

interred in the church of the convent of St Clair, and, in

the north chancel, near the ancient tomb of the Villerois, had pointed

out the exact spot, where he wished to be laid The superior had granted

this place for the interment, and thither, therefore, the sad procession

now ates, by the venerable priest,

followed by a train of friars Every person, who heard the solean, that struck up, when the

body entered the church, and saw also the feeble steps, and the assuave her involuntary tears She shed none,

but walked, her face partly shaded by a thin black veil, between two

persons, who supported her, preceded by the abbess, and followed by

nuns, whose plaintive voices e

When the procession carave the music ceased Emily drew the

veil entirely over her face, and, in a momentary pause, between the

anthem and the rest of the service, her sobs were distinctly audible

The holy father began the service, and Es, till the coffin was let down, and she heard the earth rattle

on its lid Then, as she shuddered, a groan burst from her heart, and

she leaned for support on the person who stood next to her In a few

and sublime

words: 'His body is buried in peace, and his soul returns to Hiuish softened into tears

The abbess led her from the church into her own parlour, and there