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And now hours, days, nights, sun, stars, s that I heeded not; nor did I feel aught of heat or cold, sun or storrew the fear upon , soet her from the wilderness she raved about; for her cry was ever to be freed of the darkness and the silence, and that they were doing o, for she alone could saveclearly, only the black and endless forests swi on, the little withered driver, in his ring-furred cap and caped shirt, too big for hi on and on Medical officers caeon'sat her curiously, so that I grew to hate them and their whispers A fierce desire assailed me to put an end to all this torture--to seize her, cradle her to h that, and the fierce strength of my passion must hold back death!

Then, one day--God knohen--the sky widened behind the trees, and I saw the blue flank of a hill unchoked by tiirdled by a fence was passed, then a ht and left the forest sheered off and fell away; field on field, hill on hill, the blessed open stretched to a bri river, silver and turquoise in the sunshine, and, beyond it, crowning three hills, the haven!--the old Dutch city, high-roofed, red-tiled, gli like a jewel in the November haze--Albany!

And now, as we breasted the ascent, far ae heard dru A white cloud shot fro while the dull boo to us, mixed with the noise of bells

Elsin heard and sat up I bent fro my arm around her

"Carus!" she cried, "where have you been through all this dreadful night?"

"Sweetheart, do you know ht falls! There is a city yonder I hear bells" She sank down, her eyes on mine

"The bells of old Albany, dear Elsin, Elsin, do you truly know me?"