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Rh Full twelve mouths passed without any noteworthy occurrence. The minister's daughter grew more subtly beautiful day by day. and many noble lovers sought to win her favor. But the



maiden's heart was not unlocked; her eyelids closed upon dreamless slumbers, and her gentle soul knew no dawning thought of love. Then one morning came, when a gold-bedecked rider with a dazzling retinue drew up before the door of the mansion, and a