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times sing one of those songs he used to be so 

 fond of. Lucy, with all her gentleness and soft- 

 ness of character, was somewhat impatient if her 

 wishes were not immediately complied with. This 

 arose from the indulgence which had been shewn 

 her, both by her parents and her sister. She now 

 thought it hard that she could not see Neville ; 

 but this the surgeon, who occasionally attended 

 him, and the good Abbe positively prohibited, and 

 she sat at the window of her little room in an ad- 

 joining cottage, watching the pale moon and think- 

 ing of her lover. 



The day at last arrived when the Abbe had the 

 pleasure of announcing to Lucy, that he had pre- 

 pared Captain Neville to see her. It is unneces- 

 sary to describe their meeting, or the rapid pro- 

 gress which he afterwards made towards recovery. 

 In a few days he was removed to Bourdeaux, 

 and having good surgical attendance, he rapidly 

 recovered. 



The time now arrived when they were to part 

 from the kind hearted Abbe. Neville's gratitude 

 was unbounded, and Lucy wept and embraced 

 him with the affection of a daughter. 



Her brother joined with Neville and herself in 

 persuading the Abbe to pay them a visit as soon 

 as the war was over. This he promised to do. 



" Mon cher enfant," he said to Lucy, ee vous 

 nVavez si souvent nomme vos chers parents, et 



