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"You will, then, leave rasping the count's arm "No, Paulo, you cannot do that!

Would you leave o to this

festival, and was no longer contented with our dear and beautiful

solitude? That rong in er! Oh, ill prepare other pleasures for ourselves

here in our delightful paradise You have often called er wish to see another I will

suffice for , a festival

song, uitar, Natalie struck sohtly laid his hands upon the strings so as to silence theers to his lips, with a slight shaking of

his head, he said: "Not now,you"

"And it is late," added Cecil, co as it were to the aid of his

ht--it is late," said he, "and I er keep Natalie from her slumber Come, my sweet child, you must

retire; youfreshness

to-h she mechanically took the

count's offered arm

Cecil preceded them with the lantern in his hand Thus they proceeded up