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The writer engaged to send it, and gave it to a man who was to

pass near Pescarenico, and who left it in an inn on the route, in

a neighbouring place to the convent, and with many injunctions

for its safe delivery. As the cover was directed to a capuchin,

it was carried to Pescarenico, but it was never known what

farther became of it. Renzo, not receiving an answer, caused

another letter to be written, and enclosed it to one of his

relations at Lecco. This time the letter reached its destination.

Agnes requested her cousin Alessio to read it for her; and to

write an answer, which was sent to Antonio Rivolta, at the place

of his abode; all this, however, was not done so quickly as we

tell it. Renzo received the answer, and wrote a reply; in short,

there was a correspondence, however irregular, established

between them. But the manner of carrying on such a

correspondence, which is the same, perhaps, at this day, we will

explain.