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FRANCESCA CARRARA.
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tion—he resolved on seeking the place, and urging the dangers which encompassed them round about; and he reached it almost as soon as Evelyn, who, to avoid the public road, was obliged to take a very circuitous route. The result is already known; and all that Charles Aubyn gained by his interference, was a nearer view of his graceful rival, and a deep conviction of his generosity. No wonder that he left the glen with a hasty step, and sought his own home, fevered with disappointment and regret.