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"Where is the place of ?

At what hour rises the moon? I

repair to what? to hold a council in the dark

With coued to ruin states!"

BYRON

The fierce stor No sound of strife disturbed the stillness which settled around Many had fallen, and the grass began to bud on the grave of Mañuel; no tear moistened the sod beneath which he rested Inez often stood beside the newly-raised mound with folded arms, and a desolate, weary look on her beautiful features, which too plainly indicated a longing to sleep near him Yet she never wept; for her love for Nevarro had been that of a cousin, perhaps not so fervent Still, now that his steps no longer echoed at their door, and his deep voice sounded not again on her ear, a lonely feeling stole into her heart, and often she crept froht the churchyard

Christone; a joyless season to ht The cousins had returned to their ho soun of late to grow cheerful again, and Mary watched, with silent joy, the delicate tinge come back to her marble cheek She seemed very calm, and almost hopeful; and the spirit of peace descended and rested on their hearth Only one cause of sorrow reently, and almost painlessly, that their fears were oftti the wounded, and only ca often that it was not in his power to see thee had come over him of late; the buoyancy of his spirits seeht, happy look of fore of sadness was sometimes perceptible on his handsome face Mrs Carlton had spoken on her last visit of Frank's departure She said she hoped he would return soon, as his business required attention at ho as his services were in requisition

One Sabbathunusual for her of late, for since Nevarro's death she had secluded herself as much as possible She knelt in her accustoly rapt in devotion, but the eyes rested with an abstracted expression on the wall beside her: her thoughts were evidently wandering from her rosary, and now and then the black brows ers slid withof beads The services were brief and the feho had asseo, the Padre, as hastening down the aisle, was stopped by a Mexican in the garb of a trader They stood quite near, and the hoarse whisper of the latter fell on her listening ear