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These letters had been accidentally discovered in the convento by Padre Salvi, who made use of them to intimidate the girl and get possession of Ibarra's letter, from which he forged others to incriminate the young man.
Father Blanco's library was thrown out of the window. Villa entered Ilagan on the 15th of September at 8 o'clock at night. Hastening to the convento, with a company of well-armed soldiers, he had his men surround the three priests who awaited him there, then summoned the local priest to a separate room and demanded money. The priest gave him all he had.
She is at the Convento dell' Annunziata ten miles from here the saints know I speak the truth she left two days since. "The Signor Ferrari then flung away the unfortunate Giacomo with so much force that he fell in a heap on the pavement and broke his lantern to pieces. The old man set up a most pitiful groaning, but the signor cared nothing for that. He was mad, I think.
You don't know, then, that he pretended that there had been a robbery committed in the convento and that one of my sons figured among the accused? The other could not be included because he was in another place at the time. Do you know what tortures they were subjected to? You know of them, for they are the same in all the towns!
In the face of that reproach, with wrath and desperation mingled, like one who rushes to suicide, Juli closed her eyes in order not to see the abyss into which she was hurling herself and resolutely entered the convento. A sigh that sounded like the rattle of death escaped from her lips. Sister Bali followed, telling her how to act.
In the latter part of September they conducted him on foot and without any consideration whatever to the capital of Isabela. In this town he was at once placed in solitary confinement in one of the rooms of the convento and allowed no intercourse with any one.
"Padre Damaso is dead," said some. "When they picked him up his face was covered with blood and he wasn't breathing." "May he rest in peace! But he hasn't any more than settled his debts!" exclaimed a young man. "Look what he did this morning in the convento there isn't any name for it." "What did he do? Did he beat up the coadjutor again?" "What did he do? Tell us about it!"
Capitan Tiago burned with generous zeal to imitate him and wondered whether he ought not to erect a convento at his own expense.
At eight o'clock in the evening it was rumored that more than seven friars, proceeding from neighboring towns, were assembled in the convento to hold a conference. On the following day, Tandang Selo disappeared forever from the village, carrying with him his hunting-spear. L'Espagne et sa, vertu, l'Espagne et sa grandeur Tout s'en va! Victor Hugo
While, therefore, I recover my strength in the arms of Morpheus or rather on a cot in the convento I desire for you, my distinguished friend, a pleasant night and take leave of you until tomorrow, which will be the great day. Your affectionate friend, SAN DIEGO, November 11. Thus wrote the worthy correspondent.
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