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As the last gliht face vanished,

Leoline took to pacing up and down the roo and

excited state of ht; so rapid and unprecedented had been the course of events; so

changed had her whole life become within the last twelve hours, that

when she ca

for her bridal; the terrible announce at the plague-pit; the e in the river; her rescue; her intervieith

Sir Norman, and her promise; the visit of La Masque; the appearance of

the count; her abduction; her journey here; the co of Hubert, and

their suddenly-discovered relationship It was enough to stun any one;

and the end was not yet Would Hubert effect his escape? Would they be

able to free her? What place was this, and as Count L'Estrange? It

was a great deal easier to propound this catechism to herself than

to find answers to her own questions; and so she walked up and down,

worrying her pretty little head with all sorts of anxieties, until it