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"She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues from the

cottage of De Lacey, when her attendant fell dangerously ill.

Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection, but the poor

girl died, and the Arabian was left alone, unacquainted with the

language of the country and utterly ignorant of the customs of

the world. She fell, however, into good hands. The Italian had

mentioned the name of the spot for which they were bound, and

after her death the woman of the house in which they had lived

took care that Safie should arrive in safety at the cottage of

her lover."

Chapter 15

"Such was the history of my beloved cottagers. It impressed me

deeply. I learned, from the views of social life which it

developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of

mankind.