As a Christian he might pardon it; but as a gentleman he will never forget the outrage." "Oh, Lenora, you are unjust to your father.

If I return with my uncle's consent, and say to him, 'I will make your child happy; give her to me for my wife; I will surround her path with all the joys a husband has ever bestowed on woman;'-- if I tell him this, think you he will deny me ?" Lenora cast down her eyes.
"You know his infinite goodness, Gustave," said she.

"My happiness is his only thought on earth; he will thank God and bless you." "Yes, yes; he _will_ consent," continued Gustave, with ardor; "and all is not lost.

A blessed ray lightens our future, and let it rekindle your hope, beloved of my heart! Yield not to grief; let me go forth on this dreary journey, but let me bear along with me the assurance that you await my return with trust in God.

Remember me in your prayers; utter my name as you stray through these lonely paths which witnessed the dawn of our love and where for two months I drained the cup of perfect bliss.
The knowledge that I am not forgotten by you will sustain my heart and enable me to endure the pangs of separation." Lenora wept in silence.