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Here she paused, raised her shaking head, looked at Ledscha's flushed face, and in a grave, warning tone, said: "Many signs of happiness, but also many dark shadows and black spots If he is the one, child, you irl softly, as if speaking to herself

But the deaf old crone had read the words fro intently at the wine, went on irow more distinct! As it was, so it has ree of the fair ray cloud flutters between you and the other one with the black beard If it would only scatter! But we shall never irl"

The words had an i heart Ledscha awaited the old woman's further commands

They came at once and ordered her to confess, as freely and openly as though she was talking to herself, where she hadher heart, and how he repaid her for the passion which he had awakened

These coled in utterance that any one less familiar with the speaker would scarcely have comprehended what they required of her, but Ledscha understood and was ready to obey