Excerpt from The Brazen Mask, Vol. 2 of 4: A RomanceOrlando, to whom the hermit was relating his sad tale, entreated him to proceed no further, on perceiving him almost convulsed at the recollection of past events.Let me finish, said the anchorite; for I have little to add; but you will find in the sequel that I am no more exempt from misery than yourself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.