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As she passed on, part of her dress caught on a

nail in the wall, and, while she stopped, soe it, the Count, as talking to St Foix, and neither of

whom observed the circule of the passage, and Blanche was left behind in darkness The

thunder prevented theed her

dress, she quickly followed, as she thought, the way they had taken

A light, that glimmered at a distance, confirmed this belief, and she

proceeded towards an open door, whence it issued, conjecturing the rooallery thevoices

as she advanced, she paused within a few paces of the chaht, and fro, observed four men, seated round

a table, over which they leaned in apparent consultation In one of theuished the features of hi

at St Foix, with such deep attention; and as now speaking in an

earnest, though restrained voice, till, one of his coether in a loud and harsher tone Blanche,

alar that neither her father, or St Foix were there,

and terrified at the fierce countenances andhastily froallery,