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Sweetloveisnotforher!ThedreadedsorcererHathsaidshe’sfore-soldforaprice——amurderer!
Withheartofdev’lishwrath,whichwhosodarestobraveToliewithheronenight,thereinshallfindhisgrave。
She,toseePascalperishatherside!”OhGod!havepityonmenow!”shecried。
So,rentwithcruelagonies,Andweepingverysore,Fellthepoorchilduponherknees,Herlittleshrinebefore。”Oh,HolyVirgin!”——sighing——”ontheealonerelying,Icome;I’mallastray!FatherandmothertooAredeadlangsyne,andIaccursed!AlltonguesarecryingThishideoustale!Yetsavemeif’tbetrue;
Iftheyhavefalselysworn,beitontheirsoulsborneWhenIshallbringmytaperonthefete-daymorn[6]
Oh!blessedMother,letmeseeThatIamnotdeniedofthee!”
Briefprayer,Though’tissincere,ToHeavenmountsquickly,Suretohavewonagraciousear;
Themaidherpurposeholds,andpondersmomently,Andoftentimesgrowssick,andcannotspeakforfear,Butsometimestakethheart,andsuddenhopeandstrongShinesinhersoul,asbrightestmeteorgleamstheskyalong。
FOURTHPART。
TheFeteatNotreDame——OfferingtotheVirgin——ThunderstrokeandTaperExtinguished——TheStormatRoquefort——
FireatEstanquet——TriumphofPascal——FuryofMarcel——
PowerofaMother——BadHeadandGoodHeart——Conclusion。
Atlast,beholdthedayshelongedfor,yetsofearfully,Butlo!thesunrosecheerfully;
Andlong,longlinesofwhite-robedvillagegirlsFromallthecountryround,walkedtow’rdsthetinklingbells,Andsoon,proudNotreDameappearedinsight,As’midstacloudofperfume!
’TwasifthethirtyhamletsintheirmightWerepiledtogetherintoone。
Whatpriests!Whatcandles!Crucifixes!Garlands!
WhatAngels,[7]andwhatbanners!
YouseethereArtigues,Puymiral,Astafort,Saint-Cirq,Cardonnet,Lusignan,Brax,Roquefort,Butthisyear,Roquefortfirst,o’erleapethall。
Whatcrowdsthereareofcuriouspeople,TowatchthegirlsoldtotheDevil!
Thenewshastravelledeverywhere;
Theyknowthatshe,insilentprayer,ImplorestheVirgintoprotectherthere!
Herneighboursscoff,andhermenace,Butsaddenedfriendsgrieveathersoredisgrace,Love,throughtheirheart,infervourrills,Eachonerespectsthisplaintivestofgirls;
Andmanyapityingsoulaprayersaid,ThatsomegreatmiraclemightyetbemadeInfavourofthispoorandsuppliantmaid。
Shesaw,rejoiced,morehopewithherabode;
ThoughvoiceofpeopleisthevoiceofGod!
Oh!howherheartbeatasthechurchsheneared,’TwasfortheVirgin’sindulgenceshecared。
Motherswithheartaches;youngunf