"Fraught with this fine intention, and well fenced In mail of proof--her purity of soul, She, for the future of her strength convinced, And that her honour was a rock or mole, Exceeding sagely from that hour dispensed With any kind of troublesome control; But whether Julia to the task was equal, Is that which must be gathered in the sequel." BYRON. For two other entire days the rain continued to pour as it only pours in the Peninsula during the wet season, and our travellers were compelled to keep close within the doors of the Villa de Maciera. Could Quentin have lifted the veil that hides the future, and foreseen the turmoil and danger in which this unexpected delay would eventually involv…
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