"Meet, if thou require it,

Both demands,

Laying flesh and spirit

In thy hands."

Her blanched lips moved. She took a deep breath and made a faint cry. He

rose softly, and bent over her with a trembling heart. Her breathing

seemed to have ceased. Had sleep overtaken her? Or had the tender flame

expired?

"Roma!"

She opened her eyes and smiled.

"Not yet, dear--soon," she said.



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