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12 a low stool by his side, thus accosted him: Take heart, Senior Pedrosa, your imprisonment is not likely to be very tedious, for I have a commission you must execute without loss of time; you have too much eonsiderationconsideration [sic] for yourself, to betray a trust, the violation of whiehwhich [sic] must involve you in inevitable ruin, and can in no degree attaint my charaetercharacter [sic], which is far enough beyond the reach of malieemalice [sic]; be attentive, therefore, to my orders; execute them punetuallypunctually [sic] and keep my secret as you tender your own life: dost thou know the name and eonditioncondition [sic] of the lady whom thou hast delivered? Nicholas assured him he did not and his Excelleney proceeededproceeded [sic] as follows: Then I tell thee, Nicholas, it is the illustrious Donna Leonora de Casafonda; her husband is the president of Quito, and daily expected with the next arrivals from the South Seas: now, though measures have been taken for detaining him at the port, where he shall land, till he shall reeeivereceive [sic] further orders, yet you must be sensible Donna Leonora’s situation is somewhat delicate; it will be your business to take the speediest measures for her recovery; but as it seems she has had a dangerous and painful labour, this may be a work of more time than could be wished, unless some medicines more efficaeiousefficacious [sic], than common are administered; art thou aequaintedacquainted [sic] with any such, friend Nicolas, my posesses have been tolerably suecessfulsuccessful [sic]; I have bandages and cataplasms, with oils and conserves, that I have no cause to complain of; they will restore nature to its proper state in all deeentdecent [sic] time.Thou talkest like a fool, friend Nicolas, interrupting him, said the Inquisitor?