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paffiou natural to his fituation was excited in all ; but tlie 

 owner of tlie manfion, whofe name was Venoni, was parti- 

 cularly moved with it. He applied liimfelf immediately to 

 the care of the ftranger, and with the affiilance of his daugh- 

 ter, who had left the dance (he was engaged in, with great 

 marks of agitation, foon reftored Sir Edward to ftrength 

 and life. Venoni polfelled fome. little Ikill in fursr'ery, and 

 his daughter produced a boolv of receipts in medicine. Sir 

 Edward, after being blooded, was put to bed, and attended 

 with every poflible care by his holl and family. A confi- 

 derable degree of fever was the confequence of his accident j 

 but, after fome days it abated, and in little more than a 

 week, he was able to join in the fccitty of Venoni. and his 

 daughter. 



Ke could not help exprefTing fome furprife at the appear- 

 ance of refinement in the converfation of the latter, much 

 beyond what her fituation feemed likely to confer. Her fa- 

 t--.er accounted for it. She had received her education in 

 the houfe of a lady who happened to pafs through the val- 

 ley, and to take fhelter in Venoni's cottage (for his houfe 

 was but a better fort of cottage) the night of her birth. 

 " When her mother died," faid he, " the Signora, whole 

 name at her defue we had given the child, took her home 

 to her own houfe ; there {he was taught many things, of 

 which there is no need here ; yet the is not fo proud of her 

 learning as to wilh to leave her father in his old age ; and 

 I hope foon to have her fettled near me for life." 



But Sir Edward had now an opportunity of knowing 

 Loui.^a better thrn from the defcription of her father. Mu- 

 fic and painting, in both of which aits fhe was a tolerable, 

 prcficicnt. Sir Edward had fludied with fuccefs. Louifa 

 felt a fort of pleafure from her drawings, which they had 

 never given her before, when they were praifed by bir Ed- 

 ward y and the family concerts of Venoni were very dif- 

 ferent from whf;t they had formerly been, when once hi^, 

 gueft was fo far recovered as to be able to join in them, 

 The flute of Venoni CKcelled all the other mufic of the val- 

 ley •, his daughter's lute was much beyond it j Sir Edward's 

 violin va<; finer than either : but his converfation with 

 Lcuifa— it was tliat of a fuperior order of beings I— Science, 



