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 honoured me with. My dear father was pleased to consign both my person and fortune to the care of Baron Nolker, and made his consent absolutely necessary to my marriage with any man, at the same time recommending Count Wolfran for my husband, if he desired my hand.

The Baron, though a good man, availed himself of this authority in favour of his nephew, whom he certainly thought a good character; my preference of the Baron was reprobated, the acquaintance broken off, and in obedience to the will of my father I consented to sacrifice myself rather than wound my character and delicacy, by forfeiting my fortune to indulge what might have been deemed a juvenile attachment in a giddy young woman.

I owe the Baron much respect, and many obligations for his strict adherence to my wishes and entreaties. He respected my peace, and I had too much regard for his, ever to inform him of the cruel duplicity of