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we do not know ore than we have told you, asy rade and i have only been their pany o days, forhavg t on the road they begd and persuaded to aopanythe to andasia, proisg to pay well&ot;

&ot;and have you heard any of the called by his na?&ot; asked thecurate

&ot;no, deed,&ot; replied the servant; &ot;they all preserve a arvellosilence on the road, for not a und is to be heard aong thexcept the poor lady&039;s sighs and bs, which ake pity her; andwe feel sure that wherever it is 射 is gog, it is agast her will,and as far as one can jud fro her dress 射 is a nun or, what ire likely, about to bee one; and perhaps it is becae takg thevows is not of her own free will, that 射 is unhappy as 射sees to be&ot;

&ot;that ay well be,&ot; said the curate, and leavg the he returned towhere dorothea was, who, hearg the veiled lady sigh, oved bynatural passion drew near to her and said, &ot;what are youfferg fro, senora? if it be anythg that won are atodand know how to relieve, i offer you y services with all y heart&ot;

to this the unhappy lady ade no reply; and though dorothea repeatedher offers ore earnestly 射 still kept silence, until thentlean with the veil, who, the servant said, was obeyed by therest, approached and said to dorothea, &ot;do not give yourself thetrouble, senora, of akg any offers to that woan, for it is her wayto give no thanks for anythg that is done for her; and do not try toake her answer unless you want to hear lie fro her lips&ot;