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And now Cosht of a rival

had occurred to hied to see the lady face to face He persuaded himself that if he but

knew the worst he would be satisfied; for then he could abandon Prague,

and find that relief in constant motion, which is the hope of all active

minds when invaded by distress Meantiht, hoping she would return: but she did not

appear And now he fell really ill Rallied by his fellow students on

his wretched looks, he ceased to attend the lectures His engage, The sky, with the great sun in it,

was to hi desert The men and women in the streets

were mere puppets, without motives in themselves, or interest to hi field of a caether--was his universe, his well of life, his incarnate

good For six evenings she ca passion, and

the slow fever that was consu his brain, be his excuse for the

resolution which he had taken and begun to execute, before that ti with himself, that it must be by some enchantment connected

with the mirror, that the form of the lady was to be seen in it, he

determined to attempt to turn to account what he had hitherto studied