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the road that would accoe, and Michael, cracking his whip in the air, set off, and

continued on the full gallop, till St Aubert, al, called

to him to stop Emily looked anxiously fro at some little distance on the road, for whom they

waited, till he cahbourhood that accommodated travellers He replied, that he knew

of none 'There is a chateau, indeed, aht,'

added he, 'but I believe it receives nobody, and I cannot show you the

way, for I a to ask

hi the chateau, but the man abruptly

passed on After some consideration, he ordered Michael to proceed

slowly to the woods Every ht, and

increased the difficulty of finding the road Another peasant soon after

passed

'Which is the way to the chateau in the woods?' cried Michael

'The chateau in the woods!' exclaimed the peasant--'Do you mean that

with the turret, yonder?' 'I don't know as for the turret, as you call it,' said Michael, 'I , that we see at a distance there, a

the trees'