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that I watched round your habitation, while you slept These grounds are

not entirely new to me Once I ventured within the fence, and spent one

of the happiest, and yet

under what I believed to be your '

Ehbourhood

'Several days,' he replied 'It was n to avail iven h I anxiously wished to do this, my resolution always

failed, when the moed in a village at so

the scenes of this char continually tothus continued to converse, without perceiving the flight of

tith, seeo,'

said he ain, of

being permitted to pay my respects to your family; let me hear this hope

confirmed by your voice' 'My family will be happy to see any friend

of my dear father,' said Eered, unable to depart, while Eround; and Valancourt, as he gazed on her, considered that it

would soon be impossible for him to recall, even to his memory, the

exact resemblance of the beautiful countenance he then beheld; at this

moment an hasty footstep approached fro her eyes, Emily saw Madame Cheron She felt a blush steal upon

her cheek, and her frame trembled with the emotion of her mind; but she

instantly rose toa look of surprise and enquiry on Valancourt, 'so niece, how

do you do? But I need not ask, your looks tell me you have already

recovered your loss'