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Her itated by the consideration of her

state, and the belief, that she had seen Valancourt for the last ti round the chaht revive her, she observed the caseth to throw one open, near which she seated herself The air

recalled her spirits, and the stillavenue, fronting the , somewhat soothed them,

and determined her to try whether exercise and the open air would not

relieve the intense pain that bound her tereat stair-case into the hall, froarden, she softly and unheard, as she

thought, unlocked the door, and entered the avenue E, as, deceived by the shadows

a the trees, she fancied she saw some person move in the distant

perspective, and feared, that it was a spy of Madame Montoni Her

desire, however, to re-visit the pavilion, where she had passed so many

happy hours with Valancourt, and had aduedoc and her native Gascony, overca observed, and shethe upper garden, commanded the whole of the

lower one, and coht ofreached these steps, she paused a moment to look round, for her

distance from the chateau now increased the fear, which the stillness

and obscurity of the hour had awakened But, perceiving nothing that