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sinister purposes, still it will not have 
been the cause of the ill-doing, for 
desire only increases with the diffi¬ 
culty, and those who are resolved to 
do wrong will not be diverted from 
their purpose. 
ii Let us, then, examine how my in¬ 
vention may be turned to good or evil. 
“ Tell me, maiden, why art thou 
so pensive? You have a secret — 
confide in me. Ha ! he loves you, 
you have loved him long — proceed. 
Your parents will not consent — you 
dare not write, and his letters are 
intercepted — and why all this ? A 
younger brother — is that all ? Some 
people would persuade you that your 
