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148 The Exiles of Siberia. translated the heads of the story to her. She laughed heartily, and said, ‘A poor girl like me made into such a fine story!’ She is con- sidered in a very bad state of health, the effects of her sufferings. A very large subscription has been collected for her, but I fear she will not long enjoy it. She has sent for her parents, and intends meeting them at Catherinburg, and retiring to a convent. I enquired if she meant to embrace a religious life. She smiled and said, ‘No; her gratitude to God and the Emperor was unbounded, and would be as long as she lived. There was no necessity for her to be a nun, to pray at stated times ; her heart was in constant voluntary prayer, and God knew with what sincerity.’ ” LETTER THE THIRD. ‘‘T am quite vexed to find the Dowager Empress has strictly for- bidden Pauline’s picture to be made public. She has had one placed in her own cabinet, and a copy sent to each of the Imperial family ; but I am determined you shall have a likeness of her, as on her return she has promised we shallsee her again before she finally settles ; and a friend who visits here, a very eminent artist, has assured me he will take it for me.” LETTER THE FOURTH. “T am happy in the opportunity of Mr. Gordon’s return to England, to send you the promised sketch of the interesting Pauline. It is an excellent likeness, and I hope you will receive it safely. You will see by her dress she is now in aconyent. It is situated in Lower Novogorod. Her father and mother are pensioners with her, in the same house. She says she feels herself the happiest creature in the world.” ‘‘ She is since dead; supposed to have entirely broken her consti- _ tution by fatigue and anxiety, at the early age of twenty-five.” ~ ip Rap SCOR CORNIECLOOKS (E(0)