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Meanwhile St Aubert and Ee, and rested

themselves on a rustic bench, fastened between two pines, which

overshadowed it, till Valancourt, whose steps they had observed, should

return The eldest of the children desisted froers, while the younger continued his little gambols,

and teased his brother to join in them St Aubert looked with pleasure

upon this picture of infantine siht to his

ree of these, and

their lahtfulness, which E one of those simple and lively

airs he was so fond of, and which she kne to give with the h his tears, took

her hand and pressed it affectionately, and then tried to dissipate the

ered in his , Valancourt approached, as unwilling to interrupt

her, and paused at a little distance to listen When she had concluded,

he joined the party, and told them, that he had found Michael, as

well as a way, by which he thought they could ascend the cliff to

the carriage He pointed to the woody steeps above, which St Aubert

surveyed with an anxious eye He was already wearied by his walk, and