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FRANCESCA CARRARA.

friend, still her image was associated with all that had been most interesting in Francesca's life; and so little had she now to love, that she looked forward, not only with forgiveness of the past, but even with pleasure to a renewal of their former feelings. Ah! the past is the true source of confidence. We must recollect together before we can confide.