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'Where is she? Signor,' said he, in a voice of

impatience: 'tell us where she is' 'I have already told you that I

do not know,' replied Montoni, who seemed to be soone to her apartment' Verezzi

and Bertolini now desisted froether, while E this discourse, had

trembled so excessively, that she had with difficulty supported herself,

seeth, thethe gallery, dark as it ith the

fleetness of a fawn But, long before she reached its extreht, which Verezzi carried, flashed upon the walls; both appeared,

and, instantly perceiving Emily, pursued her At this h swift, were not steady, and whose impatience

overcame wh

at little caution he had hitherto used, stuth The la on the

floor; but Verezzi, regardless of saving it, seized the advantage this

accident gave him over his rival, and followed Eht had shown one of the passages that branched froallery,

and she instantly turned into it Verezzi could just discern the way she

had taken, and this he pursued; but the sound of her steps soon sunk

in distance, while he, less acquainted with the passage, was obliged

to proceed through the dark, with caution, lest he should fall down

a flight of steps, such as in this extensive old castle frequently

terht Emily to the