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Ludovico smiled, and Emily also, who enquired as thehim off

'I soon found out, madam,' resu many years, secreted their spoil in the vaults of the

castle, which, being so near the sea, suited their purpose well To

prevent detection they had tried to have it believed, that the chateau

was haunted, and, having discovered the private way to the north

apartments, which had been shut up ever since the death of the lady

marchioness, they easily succeeded The housekeeper and her husband, who

were the only persons, that had inhabited the castle, for soe noises they heard in the nights, that

they would live there no longer; a report soon went abroad, that it

was haunted, and the whole country believed this the more readily, I

suppose, because it had been said, that the lady e way, and because my lord never would return to the place

afterwards'

'But why,' said Emily, 'were not these pirates contented with the

cave--why did they think it necessary to deposit their spoil in the

castle?'

'The cave, madam,' replied Ludovico, 'was open to any body, and their