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' [Here Ludovico paused astir] 'The as strong, and the Baron watched his lauished; but, though the flame

wavered, it did not expire, and he still followed the stranger, who

often sighed as he went, but did not speak

'When they reached the borders of the forest, the Knight turned, and

raised his head, as if he

his lips in silence, he walked on

'As they entered, beneath the dark and spreading boughs, the Baron,

affected by the solemnity of the scene, hesitated whether to proceed,

and deht replied only

by a gesture, and the Baron, with hesitating steps and a suspicious eye,

followed through an obscure and intricate path, till, having proceeded a

considerable way, he again de, and refused

to proceed unless he was informed 'As he said this, he looked at his oord, and at the Knight

alternately, who shook his head, and whose dejected countenance disarmed

the Baron, for a moment, of suspicion

'"A little further is the place, whither I would lead you," said the

stranger; "no evil shall befall you--I have sworn it on the honour of a

knight" 'The Baron, re-assured, again followed in silence, and they soon arrived