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 tors of that diabolical scheme can be discovered, and do intreat your worship to circulate notices to this purport all over Spain. As to the family of the unfortunate man that is now dead, I will make a suitable provision for them for life. Nor will I neglect to make amends to his surviving companion, whose release I beg you will now sign and permit me to deliver it to him."

The Corregidor instantly complying with my request, I hastened to the prison, to embrace the unhappy object of unmerited punishment, and to acquaint him with his deliverance. Being admitted into the dreary cell in which he was confined, I was so overwhelmed with pain at the sight of his miserable condition, that I had just time to rush into his arms, and exclaim in half broken accents, "My dear friend, you are free!"—before I fainted. The moment I recovered, the poor fellow was kneeling before me, quite transported with joy at the unexpected news of his liberty, which was confirmed to him by the goaler himself who had attended me to the dungeon. "Rise," cried I, "thou