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On their arrival at the chateau, the Countess, affecting ue,

than she really felt, withdrew to her aparthter and Henri, went to the supper-roo, when they heard, in a pause of the gust, a firing of guns, which

the Count understanding to be signals of distress from some vessel in

the storm, went to a , that opened towards the Mediterranean, to

observe further; but the sea was now involved in utter darkness, and

the loud howlings of the teain overco the bark, which she had before seen, now joined her

father, with treain borne along the wind, and as suddenly wafted away; a tremendous

burst of thunder followed, and, in the flash, that had preceded it, and

which seemed to quiver over the whole surface of the waters, a vessel

was discovered, tossing amidst the white foam of the waves at soain involved the scene,

but soon a second flash shewed the bark, with one sail unfurled, driving

towards the coast Blanche hung upon her father's arony of united terror and pity, which were unnecessary to

awaken the heart of the Count, who gazed upon the sea with a piteous

expression, and, perceiving, that no boat could live in the storave orders to his people to carry torches

out upon the cliffs, hoping they ht prove a kind of beacon to the

vessel, or, at least, warn the crew of the rocks they were approaching

While Henri went out to direct on what part of the cliffs the lights

should appear, Blanche re, every now and then, as the lightnings flashed, a gli hope, the torches flaht, and, as they waved over the cliffs, casting a