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my only resource; most fortunately I found him; the man my heart could be laid open to, and from whose piety and goodness I could derive comfort. The result of our conference was my journey to the convent; the rest you know; and now, my dear child, here you may reside in safety, whilst I seek in another service that fame, and that recompense, of which I have been unjustly deprived."
CHAP. II.
Thus my father finished the painful recital of his injuries, and I assured him of my perfect sensibility of his affectionate cares for me, and my resolution to improve my small talents, that I might be enabled to
