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Montoni still er

attendance upon the Count, for to hiet to land, till the gondolieri of an e to Venice, hailed his people Without troubling hier

about an excuse, he seized this opportunity of going thither, and,

co the ladies to the care of his friends, departed with Orsino,

while Eret; for she

considered his presence a protection, though she knew not what she

should fear He landed at St Mark's, and, hurrying to a Casino, was

soon lost a secretly dispatched a servant in Montoni's

boat, for his own gondola and ay song of gondolieri approaching, as they sat on the

stern of the boat, and saw the treht

wave, which their oars disturbed Presently she heard the sound of

instruments, and then a full syondolieri hailed each other The count then explaining

hiondola, which was embellished with

all that taste could bestow

While they partook of a collation of fruits and ice, the whole band,

following at a distance in the other boat, played the ain seated himself by

Emily, paid her unremitted attention, and sometimes, in a low

but impassioned voice, uttered compliments which she could not