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It was a letter, and as the old wo with

happiness at the joy she was bringing to Roht it," she said, "and he told

elica at the

convent now, and he is afraid that other letters nora? I thought Signora would

die of delight, and I gave thethe envelope over and over in her hands, thinking what

a call to joy a letter of Rossi's used to be, and wondering if she ought

to open this one

"Well, that was the ith nora, and the Blessed Virgin wouldn't bring you bad

news to-day Listen! That's the Gloria I can always hear the church

bells on Holy Saturday The first time after I was deaf Joseph was a

baby, and I took the wrappings off his little feet while the bells were

ringing, and he walked straight away! Ah, nora cry"

The letter was dated from Zürich It ran:-"MY DEAR ROMA,--Your letters and I see a race which

shall return to you first I was co-delayed correspondence could arrive from London, and now

it seems probable that I must leave Zürich before it can follow me

from Berlin As a consequence I have not heard from you for

weeks--not since your letter about your friend, you reonies of impatience to knohat has happened to you in

the interval