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While herand in a state little short of

distraction, she was informed that Morano asked permission to see

her, and the servant had scarcely departed with an excuse, before she

repented that she had sent one In the nextto try, whether expostulation and

entreaty would not succeed, where a refusal and a just disdain had

failed, she recalled the servant, and, sending a different nity and assumed composure hich she nation, that softened her countenance, were

circu,

as they did, to heighten a passion, which had already intoxicated his

judgment

He listened to all she said with an appearance of coe her; but his resolution remained invariably the

same, and he endeavoured to win her ad art

he so well kne to practise Being, at length, assured, that she

had nothing to hope from his justice, she repeated, in a solemn and

impressive manner, her absolute rejection of his suit, and quitted him

with an assurance, that her refusal would be effectually ined for subduing it A

just pride had restrained her tears in his presence, but now they flowed

from the fulness of her heart She often called upon the nauish on the idea of

Valancourt

She did not go down to supper, but re to the influence of grief and terror, and, at others,

endeavouring to fortify her ainst thee, the scene of the following eainst her