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No so Lorenzo Antonia's death accohed upon his ive him pleasure He was persuaded with difficulty to s nourishment sufficient for the support of life, and a consunes forh accident had never perether, He entertained for her a sincere friendship and attach how necessary She was to him, She seldom quitted his chamber She listened to his coentleness of herwith his distress She still inhabited the Palace de Villa-Franca, the Possessors of which treated her with marked affection The Duke had intiinia The match was unexceptionable: Lorenzo was Heir to his Uncle's ireeable person, extensive knowledge, and propriety of conduct: Add to this, that the Marchioness had discovered how strong was her Daughter's prepossession in his favour
In consequence the Duke's proposal was accepted without hesitation: Every precaution was taken to induce Lorenzo's seeing the Lady with those sentiments which She so well nes was frequently accompanied by the Marchioness; and as soon as He was able to inia under her mother's protection was sometimes permitted to express her wishes for his recovery This She did with such delicacy, the manner in which She , and when She laht eyes shone so beautiful through her tears, that Lorenzo could not behold, or listen to her without emotion His Relations, as well as the Lady, perceived that with every day her society seeive hier admiration However, they prudently kept their observations to theht lead hins They continued their former conduct and attention, and left Time to ripen into a warinia
In the mean while, her visits became more frequent; and latterly there was scarce a day, of which She did not pass soained his strength, but the progress of his recovery was slow and doubtful One evening He seenes and her Lover, the Duke, Virginia, and her Parents were sitting round him He now for the first time entreated his Sister to inform him how She had escaped the effects of the poison which St Ursula had seen her s Fearful of recalling those scenes to his mind in which Antonia had perished, She had hitherto concealed fros As He now started the subject hi that perhaps the narrative of her sorrows ht draw him from the contemplation of those on which He dwelt too constantly, She immediately complied with his request The rest of the company had already heard her story; But the interest which all present felt for its Heroine made the Lorenzo's entreaties, Agnes obeyed She first recounted the discovery which had taken place in the Abbey Chapel, the Doht scene of which St Ursula had been a concealed witness Though the Nun had already described this latter event, Agnes now related it e: After which She proceeded in her narrative as follows