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Montoni, ers of another kind His castle

was besieged by troops, who see, and to

suffer patiently any hardships in pursuit of victory The strength

of the fortress, however, withstood their attack, and this, with the

vigorous defence of the garrison and the scarcity of provision on these

wild e

When Udolpho was once more left to the quiet possession of Montoni,

he dispatched Ugo into Tuscany for Emily, whom he had sent froreater security,

than a castle, which was, at that ti once ain under his roof, and had co her back to the castle Thus compelled to

return, Eret, and,

after about a fortnight's stay in Tuscany, where she had experienced

an interval of quiet, which was absolutely necessary to sustain her

long-harassed spirits, began once ave a long and sorrowful look to the beautiful

country, that extended at their feet, and to the distant Mediterranean,

whose waves she had so often wished would bear her back to France

The distress she felt, on her return towards the place of her fors, was, however, softened by a conjecture, that Valancourt was