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 deed been rashness in the extreme to have staid much longer at Venice, where the ceaseless resentment of the dutchess put us almost hourly in the most imminent danger of losing our lives.

It seemed inconceivable to us, by what means the dutchess came to know the count's intercourse with Chlorinda. And the bold and resolute manner in which she persisted to wait his arrival, shewed something more than the mere effect of public rumor. It even indicated the certainty in which she was, of meeting her changling there. We both had reason to suppose, that the two young men in regimental were again at the bottom of the secret.

Our persecutors were little disposed to leave us at rest, The dutchess did nothing but breathe schemes of vengeance. The duke, who thought to have new and convincing proofs of her connexion with the count, and had reason to spare her on account of certain family matters, only meditated blood and murder, to punish the temerity of his former friend, Not a day passed without our receiv-