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 bore his mitres, whom he hoped to find once more in the boom of her country. His enquiries were calculated to obtain information concerning the fair Callita; but nobody could tell whither the young lady had vanihed. Various reports, it is true, were in circulation; and, as is uual when a pretty girl diappears from the circle of her acquaintance, this and that was urmied: and the whipers were eldom to the abentee’s credit. There is indeed one fence, behind which you may retire from the arrows of foul-mouthed lander, and this is the golden aying, ‘They talk what they pleae, well, let them talk on, what care I?’ Whoever chooes may, if he is able, retire behind this bulwark; but you will pleae to oberve, that it is impoible for a young lady, who ets the mallet value on her reputation. Friedbert, grieved beyond meaure that his mitres had o foiled him, heitated between two chemes, whether he hould retire to his hermitage, or take a