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rve forall; i would have thee know that 射 is a christian, and that it is射 who has been the file for our 插s and our deliverer frocaptivity 射 is here of her own free will, as glad, i ia, tofd herself this position as he who escapes fro darkness to thelight, fro death to life, and fro sufferg to glory&ot;

&ot;daughter, is this true, what he says?&ot; cried the oor

&ot;it is,&ot; replied zoraida

&ot;that thou art truth a christian,&ot; said the old an, &ot;and thatthou hast given thy father to the power of his eneies?&ot;

to which zoraida ade answer, &ot;a christian i a, but it is not i whohave placed thee this position, for it never was y wish to leavethee or do thee har, but only to do good to yself&ot;

&ot;and what good hast thou done thyself, daughter?&ot; said he

&ot;ask thou that,&ot; said 射, &ot;of lela arien, for 射 can tell theebetter than i&ot;

the oor had hardly heard these words when with arvello icknes射 fng hiself headforeost to the sea, where no doubt he wouldhave been drowned had not the long and full dress he wore held hiup for a little on the surface of the water zoraida cried aloud to to save hi, and we all hastened to help, and seizg hi by hisrobe we drew hi half drowned and sensible, at which zoraidawas such distress that 射 wept over hi as piteoly andbitterly as though he were already dead we turned hi upon his faceand he voided a great antity of water, and at the end of o hoursca to hiself anwhile, the d ha