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Cowper . His whole attention bent upon bringing to justice the Assassins of his Sister , Lorenzo little thought how severely his interest was suffering in another quarter . As was before mentioned , He returned not to Madrid till the evening of that day on which Antonia was buried . Signifying to the Grand Inquisitor the order of the Cardinal-Duke -LRB- a ceremony not to be neglected , when a Member of the Church was to be arrested publicly -RRB- communicating his design to his Uncle and Don Ramirez , and assembling a troop of Attendants sufficiently to prevent opposition , furnished him with full occupation during the few hours preceding midnight . Consequently , He had no opportunity to enquire about his Mistress , and was perfectly ignorant both of her death and her Mother 's . The Marquis was by no means out of danger : His delirium was gone , but had left him so much exhausted that the Physicians declined pronouncing upon the consequences likely to ensue . As for Raymond himself , He wished for nothing more earnestly than to join Agnes in the grave .