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

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134 THE SIX SISTERS OE THE VALLEYS.<br />

"We have come," said lie, "to receive<br />

your rec<strong>an</strong>tation, to welcome you into <strong>the</strong><br />

bosom <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy Church.'<br />

" Never, " replied Madeleine, "never<br />

will I desert <strong>the</strong> faith <strong>of</strong> my fa<strong>the</strong>rs."<br />

"Your sister entreats you," replied De<br />

la Mena.<br />

" I do not believe it. Marguerite, if<br />

thou art dead, thou wert true to <strong>the</strong> last.<br />

Oh, would that I had died first !"<br />

" So you won't rec<strong>an</strong>t," said <strong>the</strong> Jesuit.<br />

" <strong>The</strong>n in that case we must appeal to your<br />

flesh, <strong>an</strong>d you may prepare for <strong>the</strong> rack or<br />

<strong>the</strong> stake."<br />

Him."<br />

" God c<strong>an</strong> preserve me, I will trust hi<br />

Some time in <strong>the</strong> night, after <strong>the</strong> de-<br />

parture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jesuit, <strong>the</strong> door was opened<br />

<strong>an</strong>d something thrown into <strong>the</strong> dungeon.<br />

Madeleine for a long time dared not<br />

approach <strong>the</strong> object. At last she felt it.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re was a cloth which felt wet—with<br />

what she could not tell, for it was dark.<br />

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