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vilion.---The nuns unbending.---Harolde and his
companions are lost for days in debauchery.---A
trial at excuses.---Leave Trapani.---Encounter a
tempest.--- Harolde jesting in the jaws of death.---
Nearly wrecked on the Island of Ithaca.---Occupy
the only good house in the place.---Arrival of ano-
ther vessel, the yacht of Count St. Florian, a Sar-
dinian noble.
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CHAP. II.
Harolde visits the shore near the Count's yacht.---An
interesting child and a communicative nurse.---
His surprise to find in the Countess St. Florian his
long-loved, long-lost Berenice.---The Count ac-
cepts a share of his house.---The joy of Harolde
and Berenice.---Notice of Ithaca.---Harolde relates
to the Countess his wanderings, the confession of
Lamska, and that she is not the daughter of Ber-
nardo.---Penelope's garden.---The tales of the
Countess.---Recollections of juvenile days in Cy-
prus.Bernardo a collector of Greek tribute for
the
the Bashaw---his extravagance---her mother's awe
of him.---Dark hint from an Armenian merchant.
---Lamska's influence.---A mother's innocence
doubted.---The old Bashaw is promised the hand
of Berenice when she is a few years older.---Ber-
nardo loses his office---leaves Lernicah after selling
his estates.---A house and garden left for Berenice
in charge of the merchant Demetrius.---Proceed to
Lucca.---Quarrels betwixt Bernardo and Berenice's
mother---she dies, supposed to have been poisoned
by Lamska, whom she accuses with her dying
breath.--Bernardo arrested--he accuses Lamska
of his wife's murder.---Lamska escapes.--Bernar-
do sells the estates, and goes to Marseilles---his
care of Berenice.---Arrival at Elba---she is shocked
to find Lamska again in attendance on Bernardo
---his excuses for it.---Harolde's observations on
liberty and slavery.---Berenice interrupted in her
narration.---A confession of love on both sides.
CHAP. III.
Appearance of a British officer---he stays dinner----
nearly exposes Harolde's amour at Malta.---A
trip to the garrison.---Berenice finds a son of De-
metrius, an officer in the Greek infantry---signs a
deed of gift of all her property at Lernicah to his
father, whose fortunes have fallen to decay.--
Death of the old Bashaw.---A barrel of "Whit-
bread's entire" giving entire satisfaction to the
company.---Captain Styles reluctantly introduced.
---Harolde's reception of him.---A dance with the
natives, and a friendly supper.---Remarks.---Old
Styles appointed Harolde's steward.-Harolde's
anxiety to preserve his reputation.---Scene changes
to a palace in St. Mark's Place at Venice.---Ha-
rolde's habits.---The Count proves a debauchee
and a bad husband.---State of society and manners.
-Harolde's charities---he superintends the child
St. Florian's education---remove across the Adriatic
to a country house---Berenice again resumes her
narrative---the manner she was forced up a subter-
raneous
raneous passage at Lampedosa by Bernardo---lock-
ed down in the vessel's cabin---a battle---her
dreadful state of agitation---is removed on board
a corsair of Estora---her treatment by the barba-
rians---near Estora are boarded by a vessel, having
on board the Sardinian Ambassador---she is ran-
somed by Count St. Florian, and taken to Cag- liari.
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CHAP. IV.
Berenice's sorrow for losing Harolde.---The Count
addresses her---his father refuses to consent to
their marriage---from gratitude she agrees to wed
him privately.-Removed to a house in Cagliari.—
The old Count dies.-The Count apologizes for
not acknowledging her publicly as his wife. They
sail for Venice on business.-The Count's indif-
ferent behaviour.-The Marchioness de Guila falls
in love with Harolde he does not suspect it.-A
trimming for the Count---his deranged affairs are
settled by Freeman, who accompanies him to Sar-
dinia,
dinia, where his agent had cheated him grossly---
leaves his wife and son under Harolde's care.---
False hopes.---The Marchioness resides with Be-
renice, and Harolde quits the house.-Stanzas "To
Helen, who forbade her lover to hope."---Good
news of the Count.---A lover's wish.---Bad news.
-The Count obtains a place at Court-keeps Sig-
nora Allegro, and becomes a complete villain---his
letter to, and dismissal of, Freeman.---Berenice's
resolves on this intelligence.---Harolde returns to
his apartments under the same roof with Berenice,
and the natural consequences ensue---they resolve
to live for each other.---The Marchioness discovers
their close intimacy, and removes to Venice.-
Berenice departs with Freeman.---Harolde remains,
and scandal assigns him a place in the Marchio-
ness's heart---he leaves Venice in disguise---joins
Berenice in a cottage near Ravenna, and assumes
the name of Signior Peruzzio.---Description of
this rural retreat.-A humble coffee-party, and
happiness unclouded. Custom.---The good-heart-
ed man.---Harolde's attention to children--opens
a hotel occasionally in the city---launches out ex-
pensively.-