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Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, / On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte. / On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend / On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend. / MOLIERE. -- _Tartuffe._
We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration. We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state. At length the dinner-bell rings.