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'But, I hope,' added he, 'we shallparties of

banditti; soood

trombone, which will be of some service, if we should encounter any of

those brave spirits You have no arnor?' 'Yes,' replied Du Pont,

'I have the villain's stilletto, ould have stabbed me--but let us

rejoice in our escape froers, that h over the woods, that hung upon the sides of

the narrow glen, through which they wandered, and afforded theuish their way, and to avoid the loose and broken

stones, that frequently crossed it They now travelled leisurely, and

in profound silence; for they had scarcely yet recovered from the

astonishment, into which this sudden escape had thrown them--Emily's

mind, especially, was sunk, after the various e stillness, which the reposing beauty of the

surrounding scene and the creeping e above contributed to prolong

She thought of Valancourt and of

France, with hope, and she would have thought of the harassed her spirits too much, to

permit her now to feel so lively a sensation Meanwhile, Emily was

alone the object of Du Pont's melancholy consideration; yet, with the

despondency he suffered, as he led a sweet pleasure, occasioned by her presence, though they

did not now exchange a single word Annette thought of this wonderful