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"Dearest," she wrote, "I have read in the newspapers what took

place on the frontier and I arief What can I

say of my own share in it except that I did it for the best? From

my soul and before God, I tell you that if I betrayed you it was

only to save your life And thoughand I

shall never know another happy hour until God gives ain I should have to do as I have

done

"Perhaps your great heart will be able to forgive ive myself or the man who compelled me to do

what I have done Before this letter reaches you in Milan a great

act will be done in Ro more about it

until it is done

"Good-bye, dearest Try to forgive me as soon as you can I shall

know it if you dowhere I a to--eventuallyand it

will be so sweet and beautiful Your loving, erring, broken-hearted

ROMA"

A noisy group of revellers were passing through the piazza singing a