Volume II Part 34 (2/2)
”Irene, a word”
”What is the matter?” asked the countess, hastily
”There is a man outside ould like to speak to you”
”His na him in the next room directly!”
Madame Ursula nodded and disappeared, while Irene turned to Louison and said in explanation:
”Excusealone”
She went to the next roo her He did not look as jolly as usual, and, twirling his cap between his fingers in an ean:
”Made you, but--”
”You co
”Unfortunately no,” replied Bobi+chel, sorrowfully; ”I was not allowed to see him”
”Who sent you here?”
”His foster-father--Girdel”
”Why does he not coive you”
”What is it?”
”Here it is,” said Bobi+chel, pulling a s it to Irene
The young countess hastily unfolded the package It contained two letters, one of which was addressed to ”Mademoiselle Irene,” while the other bore, in clear, firm letters, her full na for her feelings, Irene feverishly broke the last letter Did she suspect from whom it came?
”Countess, you are brave and noble!” wrote Fanfaro, ”and therefore I dare to ask you to take care of my sister, whom I barely rescued from death The hour is near at hand in which my sentence will be pronounced You have never doubted ht for the rights of hu those to who, however, I kno: a powerful enemy pursues me with his hatred, and if the sentence should turn out differently from what this enemy expects, he will find the means to make me harmless I therefore say farewell to you--if forever, who can say? Irene, do not despair, eternal heavenly justice stands above human passions But if I should succu that my mother and nature Irene read again and again the words of her beloved, and hot tears fell on the paper
Bobi+chel, deeply affected, observed the young girl, and to console her he said:
”Who knows, heof? Who will be found guilty?” cahtened voice behind Irene, and as the latter hastily turned round, she saw Louison, who, enveloped in a soft shawl and pale as a spectre, stood in the doorway
”Louison, how did you get here?” cried Irene, beside herself ”O God! I aain, you shall know all to-morrow”