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"I am so glad you have come, Luiz! I felt so lonely without you near me, to give me hope and courage." "My poor little love! But why these robes, Lianor? I thought it was a day of festival at the palace?" "I know; but I was determined, during your absence, to keep Tonza from paying me his odious attentions by putting on mourning. He could not fail to see where my thoughts were.
"In the grounds. Don Garcia has his home full of guests in honor of his daughter's betrothal with Manuel Tonza." "Lianor betrothed, and to him!" in consternation. "Yes," sadly; "her father has commanded her to accept him, and, since she lost poor Falcam, she is indifferent whom she weds." "But Tonza above all other men!" bitterly.
For several days the good ship went steadily on her way, until one night a terrific storm arose, and the vessel, heedless of the human cargo it was bearing, drifted onward at the mercy of the tempest. Tonza, holding Lianor and his children closely to him, stood silently dismayed, scarcely able to realize the awful danger which lay before him and those he loved.
When Lianor heard the subject of the conference between her father and Tonza, her indignation was unbounded. "How can you act so dishonorably, papa?" she cried angrily, "after betrothing me to Luiz; now, because Tonza is rich and wishes to marry me, you would break your word." "But, my dear, think how different Manuel is to Falcam!
Possibly the noise was occasioned by the wind rustling through the leaves. "Very likely," Lianor said quietly, "though it made me nervous. Suppose any one overheard us?" "Rest assured, dear, that nothing now can come between me and my revenge. But, Lianor, is it true you are betrothed to Tonza?" "Yes, Diniz, it is true. Papa has commanded me to accept him.
Some hours later, as Diniz stood in his room, just before setting out in search of Henrique, that man entered the house, followed by several soldiers. "Diniz Sampayo, I arrest you on the charge of having stolen a poignard, set with jewels, from Manuel Tonza de Sepulveda." Diniz started, and flushed angrily. "I steal?
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