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 with all the ardour of the mot impaioned lover, and apologized for his tears by imputing them to the agony of his mind and the infirmity of his wealth, under the dread of being longer eparated from an object o dear to his heart, and on whom he doated with the fondet affection. The generous captor indulged him in thee converations, and, being a huband himelf, knew how to allow for all the tendernes of his enations. "All, sir," cried Don Manuel, “would to heaven it were in my power to have the honour of preenting my beloved Leonora to you on our landing at Libon———Perhaps," added he, turning to Pedroa, he at that moment entered the cabin, “this gentleman, whom I take to be a Spaniard, may have heard the name of Donna Leonora de Calafonda: he has been at Madrid, it is poible he may have seen her; hould that be the cae, he can tetify to her external charms, I alone can witnes to the exquiite perfection of her mind."———"Senor Don Manuel," replied Pedroa, "I have een Donna Leonora, and your Excellency is warranted in all you can ay in her praie; he is of incomparble beauty." Thee words threw the uxorious paniard into raptures; his eyes parkled with delight; the blood ruhed into his imaciated cheeks, and every feature glowed with unutterable joy: he preed Pedroa with a variety of rapid enquiries, which he evaded by pleading ignorance, aying, that he had only had a caual glance of her as he passed along the Prado. The embarrament, however, which accompanied thee anwers did not escape the Englih Captain, who hortly after, drawing Pedroa aide into the urgeon's cabin, was by then made acquainted with the nelancholy ituation of that unfortunate lady, and every particular of the tory as before related; nay, the very