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AGNES; OR, ‘ Suh pote a i y Sag J \ \ _ a oh et | wii ie ae “Yea, I know it. A priest came hither ere now and said so. Proceed, sir.” ‘That lady is beneath this roof,” continued our hero; “and the house is surrounded by the agents of the Minister of the Interioy.” “Proceed,” said Ramorino, still in tho same cold level tone as before. “His Excellency the Minister of the Interior,”’ resumed De Vere, “is naturally most anxious to avoid any discourteous proceeding towards your lordship as one of his colleagues in the Tuscan Administration. Therefore, it is by his Excel- loncy’s express desire that M. Marcellin and my- self now wait upon you, to demand that Lucrezia di Mirano, alias di Ramorino, may be at once given into the custody of an officer who waits outside.” “Indeed, gentlemen,” said Ramorino, “if I thought it was true that the lady who has become cer bi BEALTY AND PLEASURE. my wife were capable of the iniquities which _ No. 73.—AGNES. 161 4 “)™ Au van a on ly oe , MOL : i ny | vil ur la Pos ye | se i Wh is a i thy ip : ir i ? | ' a 8 Ye f ae, in so ‘ ; N x, , nit ye be sine have been attributed to her, 1 suculd unhen. tatingly “It is true, my lord!” said Marcellin vehe- mently: “and if you do not already know ity ’ti: high time that you should be thoroughly enlight ened on that head! We do not mean to wast another moment here! Surrender up that vil woman,” added the young Frenchman, who wa now terribly excited,—“ the infamous creature whc has dared to accuse me of her own horrid crime !— or else we will give a certain signal that has beer agreed upon, and your house will be invaded by your colleague’s officials !” “In what I am about to do, gentlemen,” saic Ramorino, “I beg you to understand that I an not swayed by any threate or heated language, but merely by a sense of justice. Be seated for a fev moments, and you shall have your own way.” With these words, the Minister of Poliee ad. vanced towards a bell-cord—and ho-pulled it, , Vor. iL. EOMmicoookxs. com