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pardon hi, she raised her arms and directed her eyes toward the

heavens in fervent prayer Suddenly a brilliant light flashed through

the air--a star had shot frouished

"That bodes

upon her breast

At thisat her door, and Prince Ulrich,

Anna's husband, earnestly de with surprise the cause of his unusual

visit

"Anna," said the prince, hastily entering, "I co letter been mysteriously conveyed to ht-table See for yourself It iuard It inforer, that Elizabeth conspires, and that we are lost if we

do not instantly take preventive ly gave it back to her

husband

"Always the sa of the toad," said

she "Count Oster, and doubtless all these warning letters come from him Read

them no more in future, my husband, and now let us retire to rest"