14/33 Or, on the other hand, whether none of these things shall happen, whether this young man shall go free, to be for a month or two a little piqued--a little bitter--about the inconstancy of women, and then to marry some opulent and respected heretic. Surely you could scarcely hesitate. Oh! where is the self-sacrificing spirit of the sex of which we hear so much? Montalvo, playing his trump card, drew from his vest an official-looking document, sealed and signed. Look, here written on it is your cousin's name. |