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 supposing that he had come only to show that he was not without sympathy, she continued the night absorbed in religious services, talking little with him.

In the morning the Prince said: "I have passed an extraordinary night"—

And he added, "I am wretched."

She could feel his distress and was sorry for him; and said:

May 2. The Prince wrote to her: "Are you going to the temple to-day? When shall you be at home again?"

Answer:

Went to the temple and came back after two or three days to find a letter [from him]:

My heart yearns for thee, and I wish to see thee, yet I am discouraged by the treatment of the other night. I am sad

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