Part 58 (1/2)

”Alleluia!”

CHAPTER XXVIII

THIS MUST END

The note which accohetti's journal was as follows:

”HALIFAX, December 18, 1848

”TERESUOLA VIA DOLCISSIMA,--I send you my journal, _sorella carissiive me I have been sad and in affliction But affliction has turned to joy, and I have learned things unknown before

”_Teresina land i the next three months _She_ will be with e would she be to you--that I do not knohether it will be well for you to see her or not I dare not let her be exposed to the gaze of any one unknown to her Yet, sweetest _sorellina_, perhaps I may be able to tell her that I have a dearest sister, whose heart is love, whose nature is noble, and who could treat her with tenderest care

”I intend to offer my Opera to the world at London I will be , and that is a Voice Oh for a Voice like that of Bice! But it is idle to wish for her

”Never have I heard any voice like hers, rant that I may find her!

”Expect soon and suddenly to see yourbrother,

”PAOLO”

Mrs Thornton showed this note to Despard the next time they met He had read the journal in theback?” said he

”Yes”

”And with this irl?”

”Yes”

”She seems to me like a spirit”

”And to me”

”Paolo's own nature is so lofty and so spiritual that one like her is intelligible to him Happy is it for her that he found her”

”Paolo is more spiritual than human He has no materialism He is spiritual I am of the earth, earthy; but my brother is a spirit is to be free And think what Paolo has done for her in his sublime devotion!”

”I know others ould do as much,” said Despard, in a voice that seeo to the grave to rescue the one they loved, anddevotion

I know others,” he continued, ”ould gladly die, if by dying they could gain what he has won--the possession of the one they love Ah me!

Paolo is happy and blessed beyond all ulf as deep as death”