Agnes, or, Beauty and Pleasure — page 369: what you’re looking at

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ELLE SESE SLL Z SISTER respondence shall never by any possibility of acci- dent find its way into the hands of our enemies? I mean to ask why would you prefer its destruction than that it should be taken from us by force?” ** Because no one chooses to let things be so taken from him,” answered Raguso, “ But you know very well,” proceeded Voitura, “ that we agreed that the correspondebce should be given up if its surrender would save tke life of any one whose existence we valued.” “To be sure!” said Raguso, “ We have not forgotten the fact.” No. 98.—Aanzs, AGNES; OR,. BEAUTY AND PLEASURE, AGONTA. “And now a life is to be saved !” exclaimed Stefano Voitura. “ Need I repeat all that I said to you a couple of hours back after my interview with the Princess ?—need I remind you that the death of the young Count would weigh upon my soul like murder P” “ We do not like your young Count,” answered Raguso grufily. “ Believe me, you are labouring under a preju- judice '” cried Voitura earnestly. “He shouted for the republic!” interjected Spezzi; “and we Rvyulists hate the republic!” Vou. I, NOOKS EO = a C© iin