"
"Ah! and which of us did you give to the fair Heloise?" demanded
Philibert with a sudden interest.
"Not the Abelard she wanted, you may be sure, Pierre," exclaimed Le
Gardeur; "she gave me, and kept you! It was a case of clear
misappropriation."
"No, brother, not so!" replied Amelie, hastily. "Heloise had tried
the charm of the three caskets with the three names without result,
and at last watched in the church porch, on the eve of St. John, to
see the shade of her destined lover pass by, and lo, Heloise vowed
she saw me, and no one else, pass into the church!"
"Ah! I suppose it was you? It is no rare thing for you to visit the
shrine of our Lady on the eve of St. John. Pierre Philibert, do you
recollect? Oh, not as I do, dear friend," continued Le Gardeur with
a sudden change of voice, which was now filled with emotion: "it was
on the day of St. John you saved my poor worthless life. We are not
ungrateful! She has kept the eve of St. John in the church ever
since, in commemoration of that event."
"Brother, we have much to thank Heaven for!" replied Amelie,
blushing deeply at his words, "and I trust we shall never be
ungrateful for its favor and protection.
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