last he resolved to try his utmost perswasions to gain her, and told her
accordingly, he was afraid she would be disturbed there in the Morning,
and he knew no other way (if she had not as great an aversion for him as
the Man whom she now endeavour'd to avoid) than by making him happy to
make her self secure. He demonstrated to her,--that the disobligation to
her Parents would be greater by going to a Monastery, since it was only
to avoid a choice which they had made for her, and which she could not
have so just a pretence to do till she had made one for her self.

A World of other Arguments he used, which she contradicted as long as she
was able, or at least willing. At last she told him, she would consult
her Pillow, and in the Morning conclude what was fit to be done. He
thought it convenient to leave her to her rest, and having lock'd her up
in his Room, went himself to repose upon a Pallat by Signior Claudio.

In the mean time, it may be convenient to enquire what became of
Hippolito. He had wandered much in pursuit of Aurelian, though Leonora
equally took up his Thoughts; He was reflecting upon the oddness and
extravagance of his Circumstances, the Continuation of which had
doubtless created in him a great uneasiness, when it was interrupted with
the noise of opening the Gates of the Convent of St. Lawrence, whither he
was arrived sooner than he thought for, being the place Aurelian had
appointed by the Lacquey to meet him in. He wondered to see the Gates
opened at so unseasonable an hour, and went to enquire the reason of it
from them who were employ'd; but they proved to be Novices, and made him
signs to go in, where he might meet with some body allow'd to answer him.
He found the Religious Men all up, and Tapers lighting every where: at
last he follow'd a Friar who was going into the Garden, and asking him
the cause of these Preparations, he was answered, That they were
entreated to pray for the Soul of a Cavalier, who was just departing or