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 mintrels. Gain thee a name in arms, and then apire to the envied alliance of the houe of Albert.”

Thee words, like an arrow, penetrated the heart of Edwin. Love and ambition, hitherto at variance, were now united; they concurred in the ame puruit, and their vehemence was irreitible. Accordingly the youthful warrior prepared for his departure, and took a tender farewel of Adela. “Farewel!” he replied, the tears guhing from her radiant eyes. “Heaven knows, no gallant youth but thee ever hared my affections. May the holy angels, who regard true and virtuous love with eteem, grant thee protection! Speedy be thy return! And O! remember me. Gay and courtly dames, killed in educement and cunning device, may trive to allure thee; but their love will not equal mine.” They plighted vows of mutual fidelity, and exchanged tokens of unhaken attachment. Then Edwin, clad in complete armour, a gay undaunted warrior, mounted a teed proudly caparioned, and bent his coure to the plans of Catalonia, where the Saracen waded in the blood or Spain.

Soon after his departure, Edgar, a proud and wealthy chieftain, with a numerous retinue of knights and retainers, came to the catle of Albert. He was received with pomp and hopitable welcome. He cat amorous glances on the reerved, unrivalled charms of Adela. He preferred his courthip with tudied miles, and peeches devied with cunning. She heard him at firt with indifference; he perihed, and he requited him with contempt. He then addreed his uit to the baron: he boated of the high renown of his ancetors, and the wide extent of his domain; he expatiated of the number of his vaals; and inited, in magnificent terms, on the mutual honour and ecurity that would accrue from o eemly an alliance. Albert litened to him with partial and pleaed attention; he repented of the hopes he had encouraged in the oul of Edwin; and endeavoured to peruade his daughter to forget her attachment to the valiant youth. In vain the atonihed