All these thoughts now passed through
her mind.
We say had General Bezan not been so intent in his thoughts far
away, he might have discovered this secret, at least to some extent.
He knew not the favor of woman's love; he knew only of his too
unhappy disappointment, and, on this his mind was sadly and
earnestly engaged.
Days passed on, and the young general saw little of the countess,
for her unhappy condition of mind caused her to seclude herself
almost entirely from society, even denying herself to him whom she
loved so well. She struggled to forget her love, or rather to bring
philosophy to her aid in conquering it. She succeeded in a large
degree; but at the same time resolved to make it her business to
reconcile Lorenzo Bezan to her he loved, if such a thing were
possible; and thus to enjoy the consciousness of having performed at
least one disinterested act for him whom she too had loved, as we
have seen, most sincerely and most tenderly.
Thus actuated, the countess resolved to make a confidant, or, at
least, partially to do so, of the queen, and to interest her to
return Lorenzo Bezan once more to the West Indian station, with
honor and all the due credit.
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