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SICILY AND MALTA. 125
" you may wind him a mile off."—Then
lowering their lanthorn, they beheld the
unfortunate lover squeezed in betwixt the
bed and the ground, and almost {lifted.—
" Ecco lo, (said Pasqual) here he is, with
" all the ensigns of his holiness;" and
pulling them out one by one,—the crucifix,
the rosary, and the cord of discipline,—
u You may see (said he) that the reverend
<c father came hereto do penance:"—and
taking up the cord,—" Suppose now we
" should assist h lm in this meritorious
*.f work. Andiamo, Signor Padre,—an-
,c diamo. —We will save you the trouble of
" insii&ing it yourself-and whether you
" came here to sin, or to repent, by your
" own maxims, you know, a little sound
" discipline is healthful to the soul."—-The
guard were lying round the bed, in con-
vulsions of laughter; and began breaking
the moll galling and most insolent jokes
upon the supposed padre.—The lifeguard-
man
" you may wind him a mile off."—Then
lowering their lanthorn, they beheld the
unfortunate lover squeezed in betwixt the
bed and the ground, and almost {lifted.—
" Ecco lo, (said Pasqual) here he is, with
" all the ensigns of his holiness;" and
pulling them out one by one,—the crucifix,
the rosary, and the cord of discipline,—
u You may see (said he) that the reverend
<c father came hereto do penance:"—and
taking up the cord,—" Suppose now we
" should assist h lm in this meritorious
*.f work. Andiamo, Signor Padre,—an-
,c diamo. —We will save you the trouble of
" insii&ing it yourself-and whether you
" came here to sin, or to repent, by your
" own maxims, you know, a little sound
" discipline is healthful to the soul."—-The
guard were lying round the bed, in con-
vulsions of laughter; and began breaking
the moll galling and most insolent jokes
upon the supposed padre.—The lifeguard-
man