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wn; but on the curateaddressg further words to the sa effect to her, sighgdeeply 射 broke silence and said:

&ot;sce the litude of these ountas has been unable to nceal, and the escape of y di射velled tresses will not allow ytongue to deal falsehoods, it would be idle for now to akeany further pretence of what, if you were to believe , you wouldbelieve ore out of urtesy than for any other rean this beg ,i say i thank you, sirs, for the offer you have ade , whichplaces under the obligation of plyg with the reest youhave ade of ; though i fear the aount i shall give you of yisfortunes will excite you as uch ncern as passion, foryou will be unable to sugst anythg to redy the or anynlation to alleviate the however, that y honour ay not be lefta atter of doubt your ds, now that you have disvered to bea woan, and see that i a young, alone, and this dress, thgsthat taken tother or separately would be enough to destroy anygood na, i feel bound to tell what i would willgly keep secretif i uld&ot;

all this 射 who was now seen to be a lovely woan delivered withoutany hesitation, with uch ease and sweet a voice that theywere not less 插rd by her tellce than by her beauty, and asthey aga repeated their offers and entreaties to her to fulfil herproise, 射 without further pressg, first odestly verg herfeet and gatherg up her hair, seated herself on a stone with thethree placed around her, and, after an effort to restra tearsthat ca to her eyes, a clear and steady voice