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Rh unhappy boy; but you know I cannot, mut not forgive him.

I beeech you then, my Lord, to tell him o yourelf. From your lips he may receive his doom with reignation.

Oh father! See him and take pity on him; his orrows have made him frantic.

Leave the room, Amelia. [on her attempting to peak, he raies his voice.] Intantly.—

He aked a private audience: perhaps he has ome confeion to make that may relieve his mind, and may be requiite for you to hear.

Well, bring him in, and do you wait in the adjoining room, till our conference is over. I mut then, Sir, have a conference with you.

I hall obey your commands. [He goes to the door, and re-enters with Frederick. Anhalt then, retires at the ame door.]

I know, young man, you plead your mother’s wants in excue for an act of deperation; but powerful as this plea might be in palliation of a fault, it cannot extenuate a crime like yours.

I have a plea for my conduct even more powerful than a mother’s wants.

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