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In the meantime Mr Van de Werve aided the duenna in her exertions to

restore anie of this, Simon Turchi walked towards

the door with the intention of n, drew his sword and placed himself in the doorway

Then Si him He bowed his head and

covered his face with his hands He treuish Every expectation of escape by flight, or by

nant

expression of the bailiff

Mary at last recovered from the faint into which she had fallen She

looked around her in surprise, as if ignorant of what had happened; but

when Geroniht smile

irradiated her countenance, and she exclaimed: "It is not a dream! He lives! I see hi noble was too overpowered to do more than call the name of his

beloved

Only a few minutes had elapsed since Geronimo's entrance; all were too

much moved to express their surprise in words But the bailiff resolved to

put an end to this harrowing scene by the performance of a painful duty

He said, in an inor Geronimo, be pleased to interrupt for a moment the expression of

your happiness By the authority of the law I ask you what has happened,

and why you stignor Turchi as an assassin Approach, and