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She then considered, that it would be vain to

atteth and the

intricacy of the way she had passed would soon enable his, and whose feebleness

would not suffer her to run long with swiftness She feared equally

to irritate him by a disclosure of her suspicions, which a refusal to

accompany him further certainly would do; and, since she was already

as much in his power as it was possible she could be, if she proceeded,

she, at length, determined to suppress, as far as she could, the

appearance of apprehension, and to follow silently whither he designed

to lead her

Pale with horror and anxiety, she noaited till

Barnardine had trirave, she could not forbear enquiring, for whom it was prepared

He took his eyes fro She faintly repeated the question, but thethe

torch, passed on; and she followed, tre ascended which, a door delivered them into the first court

of the castle As they crossed it, the light shewed the high black walls

around therass and dank weeds, that found a scanty

soil a stones; the heavy buttresses, with, here and

there, between therate, that admitted a freer circulation

of air to the court, theturrets appeared above, and, opposite, the huge towers and