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'Alas! unhappy!' said the abbess, 'and ill-infornes, in silent ahile she still

examined theresemblance to the portrait at Udolpho 'This face is fa to lead the nun to an explanation, yet fearing to

discover too abruptly her knowledge of Udolpho

'You are nes, 'you certainly never saw that picture

before' 'No,' replied Emily, 'but I have seen one extremely like it'

'Ines, who may now be called the Lady Laurentini

'It was in the castle of Udolpho,' continued E stedfastly

at her 'Of Udolpho!' exclaimed Laurentini, 'of Udolpho in Italy!' 'The same,'

replied Emily 'You know hter of the

Marchioness' Emily was sohter of the late Mons St Aubert,' said she; 'and the lady

you naer to me' 'At least you believe so,' rejoined Laurentini

Emily asked what reasons there could be to believe otherwise

'The family likeness, that you bear her,' said the nun 'The

Marchioness, it is knoas attached to a gentleman of Gascony, at the

time when she accepted the hand of the Marquis, by the command of her

father Ill-fated, unhappy wo the extreme emotion which St Aubert had betrayed on

therity been less; as it