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'What Marchioness?' said Eined, frones's ave her a significant glance, but she repeated the

question 'What Marchioness?' exclaines, 'I know but of one--the Marchioness

de Villeroi'

E the emotion of her late father, upon the unexpected

mention of this lady, and his request to be laid near to the toreatly interested, and she entreated Agnes to

explain the reason of her question The abbess would now have withdrawn

E interest,

repeated her entreaties

'Bring nes; 'I will shew her to you; yet

you need only look in that hter: such striking rese

near relations'

The nun brought the casket, and Agnes, having directed her how to unlock

it, she took thence a miniature, in which Emily perceived the exact

rese her late father's

papers Agnes held out her hand to receive it; gazed upon it earnestly

for some moments in silence; and then, with a countenance of deep

despair, threw up her eyes to Heaven, and prayed inwardly When she had