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The Carmelite Convent at Bethune

           Theabbesslistenedmoreattentively,grewanimatedbydegrees,andsmiled.

           "Good,"thoughtMilady;"shetakesapleasureinmyconversation.Ifsheisacardinalist,shehasnofanaticism,atleast."

           Shethenwentontodescribethepersecutionsexercisedbythecardinaluponhisenemies.Theabbessonlycrossedherself,withoutapprovingordisapproving.

           ThisconfirmedMiladyinheropinionthattheabbesswasratherroyalistthancardinalist.Miladythereforecontinued,coloringhernarrationsmoreandmore.

           "Iamveryignorantofthesematters,"saidtheabbess,atlength;"buthoweverdistantfromthecourtwemaybe,howeverremotefromtheinterestsoftheworldwemaybeplaced,wehaveverysadexamplesofwhatyouhaverelated.Andoneofourboardershassufferedmuchfromthevengeanceandpersecutionofthecardinal!"

           "Oneofyourboarders?"saidMilady;"oh,myGod!Poorwoman!Ipityher,then."

           "Andyouhavereason,forsheismuchtobepitied.Imprisonment,menaces,illtreatment-shehassufferedeverything.Butafterall,"resumedtheabbess,"MonsieurCardinalhasperhapsplausiblemotivesforactingthus;andthoughshehasthelookofanangel,wemustnotalwaysjudgepeoplebytheappearance."

           "Good!"saidMiladytoherself;"whoknows!Iamabout,perhaps,todiscoversomethinghere;Iaminthevein."

           Shetriedtogivehercountenanceanappearanceofperfectcandor.

           "Alas,"saidMilady,"Iknowitisso.

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