"He laid his hand upon her head, and pronounced her absolution."-Page 169.

TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18, CATHERINE ST., STRAND.

1863.

[The Right of Translation is reserved.]

250. S. 144.

LONDON:

BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

IS

DEDICATION.

To the Readers of this, not wholly imaginary, but somewhat hastily-written Tale, these pages are dedicated; and if, during their perusal, it should occur to some, that zeal in a good cause may have outrun discretion, the Author can only hope that a thousand faults may be forgiven, in the name of the one virtue

to which he has dared to link them.

LONDON,

March 8th, 1862.