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Valancourt walked upon the terrace with hurried steps, while Eht The information she

had just received excited, perhaps, more alarm than it could justify,

and raised once more the conflict of contrasted interests She had never

liked Montoni The fire and keenness of his eye, its proud exultation,

its bold fierceness, its sullen watchfulness, as occasion, and even

slight occasion, had called forth the latent soul, she had often

observed with emotion; while from the usual expression of his

countenance she had always shrunk From such observations she was the

more inclined to believe, that it was this Montoni, of whoht of being solely in his

power, in a foreign land, was terrifying to her, but it was not

by terror alone that she was urged to an ie with

Valancourt The tenderest love had already pleaded his cause, but had

been unable to overcome her opinion, as to her duty, her disinterested

considerations for Valancourt, and the delicacy, which made her revolt

froue terror

would be rief But