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Blanche had been alarate, and she now entreated her father to quit

the place; but the Count had observed the hunter's spear, which he

carried; and the words froate was soon opened, and several men in hunters' habits, who had

heard above what had passed below, appeared, and, having listened some

time to the Count, told hiht

They then pressed him, with much courtesy, to enter, and to partake of

such fare as they were about to sit down to The Count, who had

observed them attentively while they spoke, was cautious, and somewhat

suspicious; but he was also weary, fearful of the approaching storhts in the obscurity of night; being likewise

soth and number of his attendants, he,

after some further consideration, determined to accept the invitation

With this resolution he called his servants, who, advancing round

the tower, behind which some of them had silently listened to this

conference, followed their Lord, the Lady Blanche, and St Foix into the

fortress The strangers led thee and rude hall, partially

seen by a fire that blazed at its extremity, round which four men, in