Agnes Vol. 2 — page 42: what you’re looking at

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AGNES; OR, BEAUTY AND PLEALURE, : a i ml i thts | wey t 4 & we, wo . t ITO Le « be} when she returned to the picture-gallery after tho tragedy, or when sho issued forth from the man- sion to visit the house of La Dolfina! 1t would be impossible to describe the stato of mind expericnged by the Marchioness of Mirano as she contemplated the turn which circumstances had-takens Still she did not lose hor fortitude— sho was not completely overwhelmed: she was rackod by the most torturing fears—but she bad energy suflicient to adopt whateoever means might appear to present themselves for warding off the threatening exposure and ruin, At an early hour in the morning—as early indeed as cight o'clock —she despatched a note to the Count of Ramo- rino, informing him that the Neapolitan refugee Paoli had been seen hanging about the neighbour- hood of her mansion on tho preceding evening, nud begging therefore that he might be at once rxpoiled from Kiorenee. The Minister of Police who, as we have seen, was most anxious to No. 67.—AGNLS. 2 9h “y im ; _ ‘| please the Marchioness of. Mirano—sent back an answer to the cifect that within the hour that was then passing the troublesome Pauli should bo bo. yond tho precincts of Iloronce: and the reader has seen, through tho medium of the iuformatiun obtained by Antonin, bow faithfully Count Ramo rino’s pledge was fulfilled. This was ono point gained by the Marchioness of Mirano. Pavli— who, as she weli knew, must have hurled the purse through her drawing-room window—was expolled from the Tuscan territory ; and Lucrezia determined to take very good care that no other Italian State should harbour him—so that sho might say to herself, “ist him raise the voice of accusation against me in any other clime, what matters it?” Pauit therefore was disposed of—or at Icast so thought and hoped the Murchisuvess. And now what was to be done in respect tu gar Marcel lin? .Ciprina had thrown a protecting shield Vou, IL COMM @ DOO < S)