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 fully all his motions. This was, no doubt, a very reasonable plan, but it would not suit with Adela's violent temper, which could not bear indecision or suspence, and demanded an explanation, with such zeal, as if the happiness of her whole life depended on it. I am certain that the poor creature had not then divided her affections, and fully conscious of having done no harm, she was inwardly proud of her innocence, and charged me with injustice. I at first suspected, left Rosalia's looking at me with such tenderness, should have induced my wife to act the part of unbecoming familiarity with Bernardos, in order to be revenged of me; but finding she would not receive his visits, I thought it a sure sign of her having perfectly guessed my meaning, and of her wishing only to give me to understand, that Bernardos had not importance enough for her to let him obtrude upon her pensive and melancholy moments.

I repaired to the dining-room at the usual time. Adela suffered me always to wait a good while, but having twice sent her word dinner was ready, I ordered the servants in