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The six sisters of the valleys : an historical romance - University Library

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THE MARTYEDOM. 131<br />

tlie fire a red-hot br<strong>an</strong>d, <strong>an</strong>d stamped it<br />

on her forehead, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong>n, taking <strong>the</strong><br />

burning coals out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> brazier, sprinkled<br />

<strong>the</strong>m over <strong>the</strong> body. Its dying struggles<br />

were terrible, for <strong>the</strong> relics <strong>of</strong> sensation<br />

still lingered. <strong>The</strong> slight covering which<br />

she had on caught fire, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> body was<br />

enveloped in flames. Alas! who could<br />

have recognised <strong>the</strong> twin sister, in that<br />

charred mass ?<br />

bed!<br />

Happy Marie, who didst die in thy<br />

Happy Marguerite, whom grace enabled<br />

to overcome death, <strong>an</strong>d to whom <strong>the</strong> Lord<br />

shall give <strong>the</strong> crown <strong>of</strong> life !<br />

A truce to her struggles, for she is no<br />

more !<br />

<strong>The</strong><br />

wreck is left in <strong>the</strong> h<strong>an</strong>ds <strong>of</strong><br />

those who c<strong>an</strong> kill <strong>the</strong> body, but after that<br />

have no more that <strong>the</strong>y c<strong>an</strong> do.<br />

<strong>The</strong> executioners ga<strong>the</strong>red up <strong>the</strong> re-<br />

mains, <strong>an</strong>d wrapping it in a bloody cloth, on<br />

which was figured <strong>the</strong> arms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope,<br />

carried it away, to cast it into a dungeon.

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