Agnes: A Tale of the Streets — page 55: what you’re looking at

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e C AGNES} OR, BEAUTY AND PLEASURE. 409 pot hy do i ee _ ry — is — = | i ; ae “ny a ea = x a . aad al “= . ™ e~ >. 7 ——, es: {l ry aon im irr. 4 e ee , : ks, . t LZ A. oe ~te@ “O, you wrong me, Lucia,” exclaimed the recluse, instantaneously penetrating her sister’s thoughts. “I regret not the world on account of him. On the contrary, I have aiready learnt to stifle all such unhallowed love in my heart. I am Sister Agonia,” She thus spoke her conventual name signifi- cantly as if it expressed hor own condition of mind. She bent down her looke, and the resignation of self-martyrdom was upon her countenance. The tears had started into Lucia’s eyes: she hastily wiped them away—and taking her sister’s hand, she pressed it to her lips, at the same time saying, “Explain yourself—Oh, explain yourself, dearest, dearest sister? What subject for regret have you Pp” Do not ask me!” interjected Sister Aponia, with a strange abruptness: and then she became i iy SQ \ ‘a : 3 : | S \ . NG wat \ Ay . a >. f 4 s Noy . oN me,” continued the recluse, “ have you exceated ali my instructions?” “ Everything has been accomplished,” anawered Lucia. “ Your immenge wealth has been realised and disposed of amongst the various establieh- ments and institutions whereof you gave me the list. And here,” added Lucia, producing « decu- ment, “is the paper bequeathing the endowment which you named for the convent of La Trimits. Ab, no!” sjaculated Lucia, with sudden ve- hemence, “I have given you the wrong paper ! Here is the right one!”—and snatching back the first-mentioned cocument, she subr‘ituted another in the twinkling of an eye. , “What does this mean?” asked Sister Agonts. “It is nothing—nothing!”’—and Lucia etill looked confused. “There! you have got the right paper now—-anj you can place it im the all cold and glacial again, so that Lucis once more | hand of your Abbess at any moment. In felt that the sister was lost in the nun. No. 104.—AGNzxs. “Tell! to your other instructions -——~” Vox. IL, comiclooolk