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the Lady Blanche would ee from her convent, the shades of the

country would, for so, which commenced the journey, the postillions stopped at

the convent, by the Count's order, to take up Blanche, whose heart beat

with delight, at the prospect of novelty and freedoh, her i which she counted every note of every hour, had

appeared the ht,

at length, dawned; the

from their chambers, and she started from a sleepless pilloelcome

the day, which was to emancipate her from the severities of a cloister,

and introduce her to a world, where pleasure was ever s but pleasure and

goodness reigned! When the bell of the great gate rang, and the sound

was followed by that of carriage wheels, she ran, with a palpitating

heart, to her lattice, and, perceiving her father's carriage in the

court below, danced, with airy steps, along the gallery, where she was

met by a nun with a summons from the abbess In the next moment, she was

in the parlour, and in the presence of the Countess who now appeared to

her as an angel, that was to lead her into happiness But the e her, were not in unison with those of

Blanche, who had never appeared so lovely as at thissloith the

beauty of happy innocence