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On the nextconversation with Ludovico, in

which she heard circu the castle, and received hints

of the designs of Montoni, that considerably increased her alar her surprise, that Ludovico, who seemed to be so sensible of

the evils of his situation, should continue in it, he informed her, that

it was not his intention to do so, and she then ventured to ask him, if

he would assist her to escape from the castle Ludovico assured her of

his readiness to attely represented the difficulty

of the enterprise, and the certain destruction which must ensure,

should Montoni overtake them, before they had passed the mountains;

he, however, proht

contribute to the success of the attempt, and to think upon some plan of

departure

Eed he would

enquire for such a person a the prisoners in the castle; for the

faint hope, which this conversation awakened, made her now recede from

her resolution of an immediate compromise with Montoni She determined,

if possible, to delay this, till she heard further frons were found to be ihts were on this subject, when Montoni, as now

recovered froht, sent for her,

and she immediately obeyed the summons He was alone 'I find,' said he,

'that you were not in your chaht; where were you?' Emily

related to him some circumstances of her alarm, and entreated his