But what He wanted in purity of heart, He supplied by exterior sanctity.

The better to cloak his transgression, He redoubled his pretensions to the semblance of virtue, and never appeared more devoted to Heaven as since He had broken through his engagements.

Thus did He unconsciously add Hypocrisy to perjury and incontinence; He had fallen into the latter errors from yielding to seduction almost irresistible; But he was now guilty of a voluntary fault by endeavouring to conceal those into which Another had betrayed him.
The Matins concluded, Ambrosio retired to his Cell.

The pleasures which He had just tasted for the first time were still impressed upon his mind.

His brain was bewildered, and presented a confused Chaos of remorse, voluptuousness, inquietude, and fear.