Trip 3148 of 4950 collection book66
As for the young Count his exteriorsbook71 were so much improved by the company to which he had access since his departure from his fathers house that his parents were equally surprised and overjoyedbook74 at the alteration. So zealous was he for her spiritual concerns that he would have been glad to hear she had actually taken the veil but he knew such a step was not at all agreeable to her disposition and that no violence would be offered to her inclinations on that score unless her stepmother should communicate to the father that letter of Fathoms which she had intercepted and by which the German would be convinced of his daughters backsliding but this measure he rightly supposed the wife would not venture to take lest the husband instead of taking her advice touching the young lady should seek to compromise the affair by offering her in marriage to her debaucher a proffer which if accepted would overwhelm the mother with vexation and despair.... read all
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