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The doors of Notre-Da a view of the e, without candles, and without voices

The conde to be disposed of One of the sergeants of police was obliged to notify Master Char this entire scene, had been engaged in studying the bas-relief of the grand portal which represents, according to so to others, the philosopher's alcheel; the fire, by the fagot; the artisan, by Abraha hith he turned round; and, at a signal which he gave, two men clad in yellow, the executioner's assistants, approached the gypsy to bind her hands onceonce again the fatal cart, and proceeding to her last halting-place, was seized, possibly, with so to life She raised her dry, red eyes to heaven, to the sun, to the silvery clouds, cut here and there by a blue trapeziule; then she lowered the, the houses; all at once, while the yellowher elbows, she uttered a terrible cry, a cry of joy Yonder, on that balcony, at the corner of the Place, she had just caught sight of him, of her friend, her lord, Phoebus, the other apparition of her life!

The judge had lied! the priest had lied! it was certainly he, she could not doubt it; he was there, handsome, alive, dressed in his brilliant uniform, his plume on his head, his sword by his side!

"Phoebus!" she cried, "my Phoebus!"

And she tried to stretch towards hi with love and rapture, but they were bound

Then she saw the captain frown, a beautiful young girl as leaning against hiazed at him with disdainful lips and irritated eyes; then Phoebus uttered some words which did not reach her, and both disappeared precipitately behind theopening upon the balcony, which closed after them

"Phoebus!" she cried wildly, "can it be you believe it?" A ht had just presented itself to her She remembered that she had been condemned to death for murder committed on the person of Phoebus de Châteaupers

She had borne up until that moment But this last bloas too harsh She fell lifeless on the pavement

"Come," said Charmolue, "carry her to the cart, and make an end of it"