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^ 1 took you up in my arms ; I presented you to him. 

 " This too is your child," said I to him. You then awoke, 

 and, as if inspired by heaven, instead of complaining, you 

 smiled full upon him ; and extending your little arms to- 

 wards the old man, you got hold of his white locks, which 

 you twined among your fingers, and drew his venerable 

 face towards you. Aimar smothered you with kifses ; and 

 caught me to his breast. " Come," said he, " my son, 

 fhcw me my daughter," extending one hand to me, and 

 holding you on his arm with the other. You may judge 

 . with what joy I brought him to our house. 



" On the road, I was afraid least the sudden sight of 

 her father might be too much for her ; meaning to prevent 

 any ill consequences, I left Aimar with you an his arm ; 

 I ran home, opened the door, and saw Theresa struggling 

 with Frederick, exerting all her power to save herself from 

 his base embraces. As soon as my eyes saw him, my 

 sword was in his body. He fell j the blood guflied ; he 

 pierced the air with a cry of anguifh ; the iiouse was full in 

 a minute. The guards came ; my sword was still reek- 

 ing ; they seized me, and the unfortunate Aimar just arri- 

 ved to see his son-in-law loaded with irons. 



" I embraced him 5 I recommended to him my wife, and 

 myhelplefs babe, whom I likewise embraced, and then 

 followed my comrades, who saw me lodged deep in a dun- 

 geon, 



" I remained there, in the most cruel state, two davs 

 and three nights. 1 knew nothing of what was going for- 

 ward ; I was ignorant of Theresa's fate. I saw nobody but 

 an unrelenting jailor, who answered to all my questions, 

 that I neeij not trouble myself about any th]ng ; for that in 

 a very few hours, he was sure sentence of death would be 

 pronounced on me. 



