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en,motherofGeorginaand

nephewofPrint Ethelbert,and

heDuchessvonW ildingen,

w,andgodfatherofGeorgina.

eureich,sonofPrinceEthelbert.

gaglia,

aglia,

inigaglia,J-herdaughters.

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ildingen

ouslybusy,and

thatis, everyonebutyour

yandidleindeed.The

us,andmysisterwill be

ythingwillbeas gayas

inmyroomduringHis

says,butofcourseI shallbe

morrow,andshallflyoffto

haveme, ifnooneelsewill.

hatwouldhethink if I

causeofthistwo-and-

whoiscomingto woomy

asneverseen . . . A nnaPaulina

ostas tallasI,and much

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eneedleworkand

eanybetter, doyouthink

eeI mnotwhollybad. Do,

wtoteachme,sothat you

dressmyhair inthat

yours.Imissyour

geringlittle touches.

nglongerandlonger

hastrangecolour it

hichmycousin rederic

nherodeuptothe c hloss

ltomyaunt,Duchess

une pec tedly , andat

elvethen,and Ihave

earsnow.Well, itwas

rederic , myhandsomec ousin,

d,withinsoundofthe

oungingona couchofsilver

worthyofaB yzantine

ewildrhapsodiesof a

d,andwhomhecalledhis

kwordwhichIdonotunderstand,

ulein.Isimplyknowthat

eupona time,many,

peopledwithgodsand

eautifulmaidsand hand-

raulein, how Idolove

wonderwhethermineis

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myownface,andplay

onedayattractahand-

resemblemy cousin

he c hlossonawhitecharger,

stofamysterioushorn.

marriagenevertookplac e the

kenoff,youremember.

r e de r ic I d a re n o t wr i te w h at

verybadheadaches

e, dear raulein, whywill

mmascreamssoterribly

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on,andas Ipassedher

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mpertinentmaidinthe

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rusquenessinyourmanner,

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theEmperor sv isitw ill

herusualhalf-hourevery

her favouritehorse,

sethingifyouwereto

erpermissionforthese

eunderstandwhyit

sary,thattheEmperor

ousandtimeslovelierthan

aPaulina,hisbrideto-be.

mustbeprovidedfor the

thher portrait,andmust

heoriginal ifhedoes

PrincessA nnaPaulina

Georginamine.Dear

teyouonthe prospect

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er,whilegivingPrincess

edlework.

ateverofameetingbe-

ndtheyouthfulEmperor.

nlyin theorchard,for

neof thesmallstablesatthe

ntfortheinspectionofthe

bertNorden( irst

mperorMatthew).

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loss, worthyofa alvatore

eprovedaheavyburden

kindlyintervention.Ifear

calleda distraughtfamily,

atmanyoftheCourtsof

thuswith apprehension.

sgodfather, weshallne t

puttingthelittlegirl s

werfulhands.Thatman,

ommycousin redericcalls

withthechild whenhe

yearsago. Irememberthe

eyesaflame,hadalighted

nd,brushingpastus,

osvoice, Whereisthe

n,lion-facedandstalwart,

n artist,followedhim

abowhastenedtothe

rmoniousdeliriumper-

d,astheman shanddrew

vagefuryfromthekeys.

ted,stoodbyhis side

orgina,herlovelyhair

walkedintotheroom,a

eauty.A frightened

aabandonedshoes,

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amber,Georginahad

rresponsible,theimage

ldishgoddesswhose

rus all.H erhandswere

anrosewhenhesawher.

oneof theRhinenaiads "

i ld e W h o a r t th o u " T h en

essthat e istsbetween

ederic , andmuttered, Thou

tdoomedlikehim. rom

verseemedtome the

antheoverflowing

titsconfidence.Georgina

theotherprincessesin

hermaidenofherown

aeofourHousefallupon

ossibletodiscourageher

Icannotpreventher

ours,thenriding un-

ghair streaming,

er.

upin herworshipof

tedtheywouldgettolove

ehasonlybeenhere

reasplendidpair.

nthe background,and

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wouldbecrueltodeprive

oherfavouritehorse,so

runs offtohisstable.

adeany arrangementsas

eceremony,which,asyou

buttheybothseem

ouldbesoon. Ihavenot

ebetweenA nnaPaulinaand

ngerousas wellasfoolish

havoc w ithGeorgina s

asoflove-mattersinto

eriousheadofhers. o

eofhersister, andshe

quaintanceonlywhenhe

is marriage.

.Icannotsleep,and

tes, Idream oh such

.

nthcastlebuilt,and

everleaveshimnow.

dureeightorninehours

a B eingeverathisside

oodsofgenius Ishea

rederic andhis

blyof aulandDavid.

ubjec t. A nnaPaulinaand

weneed notdragout

etin discussingthe

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lookforwardtoyour

teofthe marriage

estionsof etiquetteand

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Mantegna. There I

rebetween ing rederic

niece,

ntheImperialOpera

himofA reineureich.

withaliving

hkings,despitetheir

age.Myeveryheart-beat

dthatYourImperial

the PrincessOliviaof

occasion,offerYour

ostreverentandsincere

B utoh Joachim, howshallI

epainthatassailsit

nesinglerayofhope or

doyourememberthesc ene

ateveningIplayedthe

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er Irushedoff thestage

urlove, dearPrinc e. H owshall

ene Thepassionate

risstillmademybosomheave.

over,and thepartinghad

are.B utshefeltstrongly

thefiercedesire ofH elen

mademyeyesgleam.

s ifthefairvision of

foremystill outstretched

utafewmomentslater

,thatyou wereaprince,

ialcrownofA reineureich.

rememberyourvisit

asse,andhowyouthen

e EmperorMatthewwas

awife,andthatthe

asoneof utterfreedomto

ybedeprivedofthe heir-

erialson A h those

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oachim,youloved

eartistyouare, andI

oveagain,asI hadnever

counterattheOpera

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ps.I falteredbeforethe

lanc e. H esaid, B eware

willprovethelossof

aybehis life. Theman

chim TherestIcannot

ongue. Whathisaim

odiscover.Themanhas

mycareer,changedthe

chedheapofashes.

,fair Prince.Ishall

arryintothedarknessof

of mylove. arewell.

reyourfuturewife,Princess

fTroy,andstretchoutmy

s tocarrymeaway.

thefrenzyoftheVesuvian

red myforefathersin

swellsinmyveins,. ..

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urMajesty s

en sattentiontothefac t

naplaystheprincipalpart

ems advisablethat

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ignorina,andhopeto

hePrincebelievesthat

tto marryYourMajesty s

tesmanyletters,butthey

toreceivethem....

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isttoH isMajesty the

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ease myconscience,

gnity.

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addressedme.H e

dtheaffairwill not

uchthebetter,dear

veinoccidentalclimes.

untryandthesunlighton

pring. H ereautumnand

afewmiserabletrees

s thedearfacesofour

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fowers myfavourite

inigagliatoher ister,

ewsofyourbetrothal.

about Doeshebelievea

nbemadetoawaithisbon

drop thatflirtationwith

wasatthe Palacedinner

thefactthatgossips in

ceJoachim sinfatuationfor

mericanandhalfItalian,and

encedbyDoctor c hulte,

us Heavy- jawed, heavy-

overtoppingapairof

theycannotconceal,the

cts,Iamconvinced,aleaden,

perhapstomakeamends

ekeenintuitionand

r.Lightlyandskilfully

zesofcourtintrigues and

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notlikeDoc tor c hulte

rinceconsort,and

dideashavee pandedtothe

ightsasareigningqueen.

asactuallypromisedour

er threedaughters,

nnaandW ilhelminaof

htheirthirtiethyear before

mammaisbentonbeing

s.

wof A reineureichis

mpleton,A nnaPaulina

age,too,oneof the

uvre If so, Isupposeheisto

pletoremainchildless,

d,PrinceJoachim,the

allremaintheCrownPrince,

peror.PerhapsDoctor

verenoughtomakethe

,aswasthecasewiththat

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naPaulinaandbringingthe

nderhisroof.B utwe

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shouldnothingcomeof

tEstaia, forHeaven ssake

dus byyouropenapproval

onstoyou.

ther prayer-books.

idtobecleverin occult

withlettersto father,

ourtthreeorfourtimes.

upinhistheories. he

ingshehas hada

nsitory, ofhersoul A s

arentenough,perhapsshe

ghit,butas toitsbeing

o me d o ub t s. B u t w e m us t n t

ryearsshehasbeen

ea sillybutterflyround

mericanisendowedwith

deyes,whosedepths,I

inatingshowof

eandteetharegood his

eminineinits curves.

gnetictouch,buthe

for higherandmore

ypleasureof holding

ures.B utnomoreofhim.

edrawsJohannaout. heshould

herlife. Hisname I

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uroldtemplesandthe

and landscapeschainhim

osehistory seemsto

ofenthusiasm.

orare younot,going

reineureichandheiress-

pparentatanyrateuntilthe

whomustbewareofDoc tor

all-engrossedinthewriting

papa Whatc anhe

hetriumphofpassiveness,

mongheroes andnotthe

ose.H ehaslivedupto

eentireabolitionof his

lyv ictoryoverhisowndesires,

tc.H ealwaysseemsto

entedwhilewatching

ec onsortize. Whatadarlingheis

uopew ithherletters

kstand,andourfuturetoo.

calledwhoarecrushed

pper, oreveninthefoldsof

Oneofusmust,and will

howillbethe scandal-

NotJohanna,most

otmyself. Oliv ia, Oliv ia, giveup

ofhim. A ndIhadabad

er.Idreamed,while

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hulteandmotherwere

marriagebetweenmyself

e i n g of u e vo r a n i di o t.

itiswellknownthathe

rownwillgoto the

dingento raulein

entheEmperor,

afac twhic hmotherand

hngofasyet. A ndIknow

itmyfaultif Ic annot

tomychamber,ifI cannot

Iamtheslave ofday-

rden bythegentle,

ops A ndtheorchardisso

lthe flowersonthetrees

erfallenfromthe

eorchard,andhad

eyoungpeach-trees,one

hetrain ofmywhite

stir,and,startled,Ilooked

raulein,stoodayoungman,

esitnotreadlikeoneof

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cateof theneedle H eworea

aloosemantle,shortas

enetkings,amantleof

goverhis rightshoulder

hairgolden,hiseyesblue,

wedlow.Icollected

owcoldly,aseveryyoung

uthe,unabashedbymy

whoIwas.

whoIam, intheorchard

loss anc y Theidea

uppressedlaughter,andI

shyouth, IamthePrincess

. B utI simplyanswered,

nityIcouldassume,

bride.

d A reyouindeed

naPaulina

urew ifeof theEmperorof

andIamtobepresentat

essof whiteandgold

lpen-rosesinmyhair.

osesjustnow,andtheyare

apsbecausetheyare

w,itseemsonehastocon-

ath,in ordertosecure

ongman, w ithanamused

eyes youdonot


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fa ir ind. A lpen-rosesare

our tyrianmountains.

hemostgiddyheights.

erness: Edelweiss

edelweissonthedayof

"

issbeforethat,beautiful

g calledachild.

gmorninggown,and

,andtheyoungmanwas

f but,thoughhefre-

ersbetrayedaself-composed

s noonehaseverdone

atease withhim,asifhe

years.Dear raulein,

mesensitiveandshy

henI vee asperatedyou.

nc edw ithasy llable. B utI

kativeinmylife thanwith

orchardthatmorning.

massofblood-redsplendour,

aksofred andpurpleat

ous avenueoflight,a

betweenthatyoung

orfiveminutesI remained

ce.H etouchedmy

butimperiousfingers.

delweiss, murmuredhe, and


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sawhimwalkingswiftly

aulinacametome.

e, k issingmew ildly , youmet

his morning.

surprise. TheEmperor

gmaninwhite, withashortblue

reineureich,yourfuture

lina,Iamglad foryou

d heremindsmeofallthe

erswebothlove.I am

eyesweref illedwithtears,

yshoulder,andsaidwith

lesister A h, youare

esister "

ldhavebeenthematter

h, Iamsoaf raidshehas

ddenf itsofmelanc holy . he

ongmaids. iehatalles

. hehasallthatafairmaid

ssplendideyes,dieschonsten

thlifeandlove. raulein

shouldbe lockedupin

estionIdeembarbarous.

eto-morrownight,and

ethepreparations

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ec iousthings eventhough

. IsupposeIamthewildest

ofGermany. Iw ishI

oretheguestscomein,

reablaze.

reineureichtohis

mistakeasto

Empress.Itisthe

ildingen,andnotherelder

t, thatIamto marry.

willtakeplacethisevening.

urt officialsandfriends

fromthemomentIsaw

urgod-child.Iammadly

,stillawild-spiritedchild

sA nnaPaulinaherself

ster sprospects,andthe

ysill,rejoicestoo.I hope

sto congratulatehimalso

earthatPrincessOlivia

andyouknowhowdeeply

eandherConsort. A uf

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ammer-Dienerof

reineureich)to

about,dearaunt The

ndevenlikeuntomydear

hessweepsandsmilesby

linaweepsandwillnever

H erbertNorden,sleeps

whistles,singsandpaces

ncessGeorgina,all

tlyleftto theprivacyof

whatc anapoor am-

asteris inlove,butprofit

haveaskedasmanyfavours

arbuttonsonthefront

eis granted,andsister

maidtotheEmpressGeorgina

ressofA reineureich

), andHeiniw illgethis

estschoolsinA reina,

y,andyournephew

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verand goodthatI

uetoyourknitting-

andknitteduntilyou

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lyoneempire Thefate

rfavouritePrincesschen

sbride Thisevening, atthe

gementwillbeannounced,

asaintandmartyr

easily thrustaside w ill

sedto assureeveryone

yofhisstayin Taarbruck

ersister shand, andthat

s, w iththeEmperorwere

or theyoungmonarch s

Princ essGeorgina se treme

iagewasbeingplanned

e announcedtoher,so

artof ago-between.Now,

ulinaafool asareall

mortaleyes. hemight

dproved anobstacle

ethrone.

o fearthatanimosity

tmoveA nnaPaulinato

bance,eventhoughin

refullyhushedup.B ut

formost peoplebecome

ceofemperorsand

aisnoe c eption. This

shouldbe. The

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ehystericalfit to

uspiciousof ourpart

toac c ompanyA nna

ethemaidof anempress

ere thatinsufferable

H . N.

dingento raulein

etter,andshall

ines,andin suchutter

llthisevening.The

l ig h tf u l of h i m h a s in s is t ed o n

e, wasitnot, tothink

hesceneof mysister s

vebeenbusytry ingonmy

pinsandunpins while

room,a radiant

arelikehertongue unruly

onepinwhichwasmeantforthe

elovelyedelweissflowers

poormeinstead.A nd

skedtobe pardoned.I

rInoticedthather hands

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dof theEmperorandof the

symatch-maker,etc.

egreate penseoc c asioned

Ihatetohearanopen

ar raulein,shallIhave

entheEmperorisgoneand

ndwhen,Isuppose,our

nahugehost1 Ihate

mothermoanoveroure -

epstothethrone overour

be immenselywealthy,

ef romselling elim.

ou rauleinL iliand

gformeagain.To-

thfuland solemnde-

ottotellyouthat the

asketfulofthe rare

hadonebig flowerleft,

mself,ifI consented

withhim.Imustask

cept.

dingento raulein

lein Whataterrible, what

en,and whereshallIfind

ish,myrapture,and,


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gofself-consciousnessand

ratesme

ttheball. Tomysur-

edgallery,usheredinby

oneseemedtobelookingat

nsseemedtohavemadea

etotakeprecedenceofmy

oseuponmyheels,paleas

s sheworeina string

nA nnaPaulina. A nd

ndwhispered, Mind,

ncebeforethe endofthe

youmust walkthe

ofA reineureich.

ellaatmidnightsawher

ecomeareality, saidthe

other sside.

evening,withmuffled

erioussmilesaroundme,and

oks, andA nnaPaulina shaunted

ndthetallEmperorbend-

osethat hislightmous-

hair.H ewasnotso

the othermorning,and

naPaulina,andshenever

him, butseemedto

angeandbewildering,like

outany attendant

thoughtmeofthe Man


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alwaysCousin rederic s

rederic sshadow . Ithought

s,asthepianomoanedand

travelledfar,far fromthe

nythousandsofhuman

amysteryfrommy

andI scarcelytouched

wemetandpartedinthe

o thankhimforthepass-

nimmenseedelweiss,whose

hdiamonds.Iremained

d.W asthegorgeous

oe A pangof jealousy

elovedmysisterso

atifyher bypleasingme.

dstill, inspiteof thewhite

dairs anddignifiedatti-

rw ithoutonesy llableof

rorsmiledatriumphant

telyreflectedontheface

now,but slightlyshorter

muchabovethemedium

shher proudheadabove

smiletoo, asmileso

hantomofasmile andas

,witharms e tended,for

dlikeonecruci vdagainst


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ries.Theball wasat

ents,onebyone,ushered

edinbytwochamberlains.

anotefrommymother,

ithmebeforeIrose this

Paulinahadsomethingto

eep, oIsentmymaid

offmyball-dressandmy

atpeculiarlyheavy

pwellearnedbythe inmates

asilencewhic hthesoundof

etriedinvaintobreak

er itscharm,Ialmostfell

hichso frightenedyou,

torcalledbya weirdname

opronounce.Thefrou-

rustlingdownthecorri-

ofmysister,and atthe

red,evenbeforeIcould

hec andles, Georgina. Myeyes

re " A ndIblewoutthe

andelabrashonelike

andtheshadowof the

crossthefloor.On the

sformswayedtoandf ro,

at Ihadoneday tried

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eavy,forthe flowerwas

ver,and thestemto

gain,inthat lowvoice

ceinherandmakesher

Georgina,walkstraightinto

ayseeyourfacewhileI

Paulinasteppedintotheshade,

he wasnotthere,butfor

e, shesaid, anddonot

edspeaking.Georgina,

urfather sroofyesterday,

gina,underourfather s

ndyouarethat bride.

slearnttolove you,and

Godbedone.I have

nd mysacrificenow

butGod sw illhastakenmy

ever,andever,andever.

atingthephrase forever

verstop.Thesoundof

fingerswrestlingtogether

anguishofherheart.

uteand helpless,

mymouth, andA nna

mperorisin lovewithyou,

l inloveinthe very

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eptohis engagementwith

willIreleasedhim.

ouldsayanymoreI

tinto theshadow,and

ndwhydidyoureleasehim,

r ie d . W h y n o t cl i ng t o y ou r

A reyouac oward, togive

Oh, whydidyourelease

dtounderstandthe

n.A sighofreliefescaped

etomarrytheEmperor, then

wasaflameinme,and

fusetomarryyourbetrothed

ongerso yes, evenif

ccomplishedyoursacrifice

regret.

, hotandrapid, fellonmy

myball-dress. My

esaid. Whateverhappens,

ng yetitwouldbebetter

oor motherisnotgetting

ourH ouseisinvolvedin

wofferedtoyou.You

milyandour people.

armly,andthesweet

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tIinsisted: Don tbe

htforyourlove f ight

"

said, Itwouldbequite

myenemy,perhaps

ronglyenough,andlove

ieveme donotallow

ormeas yoursisterto

andtheprospectsof our

tbest,doomed,Ifear,to a

rethasnotbeensowell

reineureichwouldever

wifeamongthe daughters

eEthelbertsucceeded

awfulmaladyis not

gina,mothermightdie

eour roofwithoutbeing

ewillnothaveme,and,

yselfuponhim.

eofyou, A nnaPaulina "

e,whensomeonedeems

becomethebrother-in-

eineureich.

Ic ried. Youw illmarry

kenheartstillbleeding "

eorgina, shesaid, as

ight.Letthisinter-

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rbynight.To-morrowI

urengagement,andassure

rybeginningthe Emperor s

uin secret.

poc risy, A nnaPaulina, I

othingof thek ind. Iwas

ourtintrigues.I will

ntions.

eandthenecessityof

sof ourrankmust

sinbondage,Georgina,

demurely andtheat-

ensityseemedsuddenly

nlight ssadnessstill

houghwewerebothstill

edsoverthedarkand

es amirrorasblac k

utwhenA nnaPaulina

rrank , ourdynasty , unw itting

ncesses,andthatour

riblepossibilityonly,

akenbymostofthe

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naPaulinaremembersweare

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n all-powerfulsilence

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ldI, Ithought, butf ill its

long,unrestrainedshriek,

rommother sroomwhen

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ngerbear itsknotted

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wherweeping,and

mytemplesand assuring

eptso farfromour

othaveheardme.

umber,andIdreamed

everforget,0 raulein,

ewaythe dreammust

dreamedthatIlayin a

derandfloor andmasts

moss-roses,andI,ina

epetals,withasceptreof

azedwithenchantedeyes,

na sunnywideriver.

acefulcathedrals,crowds

passed,castleswhose

hesummerair,rose onall

ersaccompaniedme,while

-colouredwaterdropfrom

andbridgesmadeallof

chesaboveourheads.B ut

n,onebyonethe roses

tandprow intothe

wdsandcitiesandthe

dedaway,and palaces

environedbywildforests,

esoundofbuglesandhorns,

ontoursintheriver.My

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sawaman sshadow lie

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ginonme.

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companymetoA reina,

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tedpoorPrinc essA nna

brilliantpositionwhich

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hedtoyou, andasH er

nedtochoosemyhumble

as Iamto accompany

earandhonoured raulein

defendme Iam

worthyofyournotice,but

wntoall, andIfeelsure

whoisrespectfully

yB randt.

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hangein myprospects.

hosefavourIdidnotpossess,

ompletelytothatsilly

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owhomthefutureEmpress

nowtryto rulethe

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inmyhands. otheold

dand,beforene tyear

ImperialCourtinA reina.

her.I shallplaypussy

spec tfully . B uthush

rs.

nacrieshereyesout

room,butputsona decent

ceinpublic.H ersisteris

ouslycoldtotheEmperor

er, amoreinfatuatedloverIhave

o saythereisno fuss

nnaPaulina,andsheis a

erselfwearisome.DidI

sipid Ifindher

oteddaughter,

eureich(Uncleof

DuchessofW ildingen,

sGeorgina)tohis on,

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eveninghasneither

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annersandconduct.

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nd,Doctor chulte,and

ns,werealonethewitnesses

yimposedonmebythe

ylawfulwife.Thatyou

hhercuriousdoctrines

doubt.Youhavegiven

sdaughter,andbeliedthe

ntrivedtoforceuponone

ledagainstlearning.I

ovenaughtbutanill-

m obligedtoacknowledge

ess,cruelasanyCaracalla

chafool

t wo m an B u t I a m n o t

him.Youmustapply

and perhapskindly

whatevertheymaybe.

ccustomedtoyourlevity

veyouthefamousleapoverac off in

hemaypossibly f indthat

tyandprecedentandthe

emperors,yourancestors,

tobereprimandedthan

rswhen youstoppedthe

urredyourmaretoa mad

orefathersin pain.I

me. Ishouldnothave

ngtotheW ildingenset.

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tomethroughyou,

cturesandstatuesand

mberhasbeenhallowed

lustrioustombsand

savemefrom thegriefs

downon myoldage.

nmyveins. A slongas

esthatcomefromart and

e enteredintothecycle

e andsunlitgatesofart,

e cycleoftormentby

Marinalovesyou.

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thitselfhaslostits

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esh,andwho arecarried

s,almosteveryeveningof

issestothemwhoselips

the lipsofindifferentand,

n A ndtheirarms how

ofa truelove-claspthat

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withpaintedfaces,ofmock

dsoi-disantscoundrels.

esingleatomofrealitycan

actress,norin herheart.

eofthedistancethat

mthe personagesshe

blystepsovertheslight

everconfusingherown

mentswhichshemust

enceasifshefelt them.I

ot, Joachim.Itisnot

bygonecenturies,which

nlightenedthanours,

-groundtoactors,menand

ehadabandonedtheir

ptiedtheir beingsof

spaceforthefeelingsthey

e Emperordoesnot

tohim.Icannotkeep

mightthrustintothe

oveastumbling-blockto

the ignoraor ignorina

thesewomenareMrs.or

ge-blossomsliehidden

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ofamorganatic union I

sof myaversionto

entoLinaMarinaandher

dappearworthyof the

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ds,hasbeentoraise

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ewellto mycollection.

swellasyourfather sheart

ever gatesof ironwhich

ifyoumarrythe

ioaglia, toher ister,

eastsurprised

orW ilhelmaisintears.

wifeof PrinceJoachimof

mpressperhaps(Georgina

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hat Job,CountGiulio,

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enteringa familyofsuch

d youhowmanytimes

tbeforeyour birth,and

forms,andthecrimesyou

inedeedsachievedbyone

dyet notyourownself,

usandyearsago B ut

dand body,andallow

ellin yoursoul,youwill

otherthanmomentarily

nee istenceswhose

orrecompenseliewithyou

ning,andsome day

victoryofrevealingto

mlike aflowerthat

e originofitsperfumes.

nottolamentbecause

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nigagliatoher ister,

turn Thesooner

erkingdomandthecontrol

s all.Thatchild

fher senses.Iamafraid

urtandtownbythis

rcelylessgrotesquethan

eopleonwhomshe

henowpretendsthat,

gh-strung,elevatedthought,

onfromabove,andthat in

wasac amel-driver. Where

are,andtransformedinto

nenigma butIcansee

andwhatJohnGrey,the

gat.Papais overhead

nceConsort,thatisto

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no oneshouldgive

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atthePrinceConsortis

, mothershouldbeat

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aresoldatthec ornersof

rietyiseasilygained.

eEmperorconsenttothe

naticwretchwillcreepinto

earetoldthatGeorgina,

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probablyfeelattracted

ecurtseys.W hatcanbe

enbutstrangetastes

he EmperorofMosta

onfirmedwidower.

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vemissedthe

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othepublic on undays,

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s,Icertainlyshouldnot

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turingto athrongof

ressedthehopeandjoyyou

dsofimmortalportentfell

amsontired waves.I

ouweresayingtothem:

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alkw ithhandsandeyes

ilverlink thatbindsasoul

e.Re-embodimentislike

htoatreeafter itswinter

ulateeveryoneofyour

themall takestheupper

dreason,as theshepherd

stures. Youcalleddown

ernal piritthatpervades

ndthenf twasthatIasked

ndto guideme.A nddo

nswered,JohnGrey

entlesoul,gentlemaid,

eak ing sdaughterorthe

A ndI wassilent, andwe

crossthegoldensands.

uinsofthosetemples

ndsa thrillthrough

spiralsofsnow-whitesmoketheir

byTime andyoupointed

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semarblesaregone,and

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perilouscharmensnared

longerheard.B utgods

thousands,notin shrines

arieswheregoldand

soul ofman,yea,inevery

ightanddreamsunder

e,or haveinusthe

tiesandpartsofthe

feverishe altationI

day,and askedmy

iveyouhere,apermission

aveeasilygranted.

becomeasinterestedin

personalfriendsthe

interferes. oweshall

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orningintheruined

e.IloveDiana andevery-

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t h e ci t y of t h e mo o n H o w

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yOlivia issafe,andhas

ohanna.

ou forthe

worthyofyourkind

ool chosenbyyour

urtherdevelopment.

nandprayercanbringmiracles

oreachyoursoul

reofgettingmoreand

meeasyofapproach.

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engagementtoa young

ouseofWildingen. or

ildingenhasbeenscourged

you,evilspiritsaresouls

eoftheflesh,yet not

clingtotheatmosphereof

ndgenerallytheysucceed

ndinfestingthesanemind

usit iswiththeluck-

cestorswhohaveproved

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mmitthesamecrimesas

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hefatalrecord. atality,

edictions,oldanathema

rethuse plained.The

gtoconveytoyouwill

d,andneverafterfailyou.

f initeisbutthee pansion

ves,aswearetheInfinite

nfiniteB eing.Ishall

you,and shallcallonthe

ow,at2p.m.

agliatoher ister,

inafewhours,

ouldcallaWaterloo, and

wa. Motherisinfuriated, and

oc tor c hulte sbenignant

n,forhekeptsuchclose

ceivingfromQ ueen

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e,hasrenderedher almost

estrongestlanguagethat

sarscouldcontain.A nd

c tor steethc hatteredinhis

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eethhad droppedinto

restedin itsdepths.A nd

ngandevenhowlingthe

d Q u e e n, O g r ea t Q u e e n "

betterofmother streble,

ofherworstdays. Whatshe

theImperial familyof

efects,vices,complaints,

aces,Icouldnotrepeat,nor

hec alledJoachimatipsy

wfulword,thefuture

edlam,theEmperora

sofW ildingenandPrince

eknewthatPrinceEthel-

tractwitha Jewwho

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cetheyget intothe

ecomewellknown,thePrince

pricehecanget,andthe

provesa goodthingfor

tterabsurdity,and

eservesuchtreatment

ceEthelbertisa jolly,

whoquotesDante,A ris-

same breath,considers

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dyll withLinaMarina.

himresembledhisfather

ffmatchwithPrince

mnevertookmyfancy

.

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sagenius.Twicedid

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s,andtwicetheDoctor

sterror-strickengesture

atthethirdattack,the

bentandroseto full

air theDoctore claimed,

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avingtrespassedon

esbothasmotherand as

,burnmeto ashes,and

our Majestymaywell

ut guiltyservant.I

ofanEmpire tothe

ungprincesswhoseevery

pring.B uttheEmperor

theideaofgettinga fair

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f romtheQueen. tupid

erthesameunconscionable

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eenJoachimandOlivia,

incessandthewayward

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ecauseofthyImperial

ovedbythe suddenlove

eartatthesightofa

ustneedsdonthe

om.LinaMarinalearnt

andguile,throughthy

to makethatactresshis

atcloudedthystupid

r chulte.ThePrincess

comethe Emperor

roris beneaththedaughter

rvenuconquerordeserves

gitsdescentbyages.A h,

c hulte, forafewkindlinesin

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quiveringandwetwith

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ess,theQ ueenfellon

chairwhereDoctor chulte

hetookthoseawfulhands

dainfulringers,and said,

now , whohaseverbeforewon

ajesty " dearestand

eep Donotgrieve.

sletter. Inmybreast-

dheron andhesearc hedin

and drewoutinsteada

les,ayellowkerchiefand

okthepurseand filled

lwayskeepsinthesilken

rge,andthepurselooked

eatherthingswallowed

likeahungrymouth,

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indignantlyhethrew iton

arfromthearm-chair,

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ce,simple girl,and

eople. heisnotover-

antly,andarrangesome

offmyreturntoEstaia.

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ard,toohumbleforsuchan

knowhowtowordmy

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move. Here, Olivia, help

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table. A ndweboth

rontof theoldman s

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eau-de-Cologne.

ngand sighinglike

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nationnottowritethat

mperorL eone sproposal

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smovements, andtowatc hin

outof hisdifficulty.H e

rk.H egroanedand

effortstoopenhis waist

butwhilsthislefthand

seehis righthangdown

clutchthe disdained

ouderhegroaned,and

hhisbreathcameoutin

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perfumedeau-de-Cologne

ows,tillhesneezed,a

ookforamortalsymptom.

oor,and Isupposehetook

acksandthrustthe purse

henwereturnedtofind

m-chair,theleather

servantsnowfilledthe

t e D o c to r c h ul t e M y

sof deceittillIcould

ispocket buttheQueen

ngbut thegurgling

esonorouschest.

mehome hemuttered.

nsciousnessnow He speaks

ymother.

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as throughhishalf-closed

edourCourtdoctor,whose

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onto theirstalwartshoulders

nsandthat uglysoundof

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use,and thatasmileof

andtheresettledon his

tenthat lettertothe

scussingwith mother

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d,thankingtheQ ueenfor

erMajestythat,the

beingover, hehadonthespot

essageto theforeignsovereign

ssOlivia. Motheralmost

djoy. hekissedme,and

ress, andadvisedmeto

yonmy firstmeetingwith

enI metCountGiulio.

asneverbeforementioned

ndsheaddedthatJohanna

pressalso,bymarrying

ainlymustlongfora demure

earJohannaissomewhatof

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r. c hulte sletter, Ithink

edallherplansand hopes

ortheentranceofa

know,dearsister,thatwe

mperial Palacein

alfortressitmightbec alled: towers,

uaintcorridors,antique

ethespiritof theMiddle

umerablenumberofunten-

ontotheapartments,richly

andbeneaththeright

fA reineureichinhabits,a

windandsnow,andin

isiblebeneaththeflame

of anemptycoffin,guarded

rsinarmour,withnaked

sacredgrandeur,awe

isrenderstheImperial ortressa

osphereasdarkandfor-

.Idonotenvy thelovely

howilllearninthis palace

reineureichcanlieonher

otPrincessGeorgina.

hatswaysthisCourtis

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odernideassoarduously

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estill unconquered

ensarewildgirlsac-

out-of-doorlife,and

eror.Thesmartaide-

fno smallimportance,ashe

erMajesty spleasureto

reineureich.Mothermade

er,andwhenI reflected

ror sv isitmighthave

mstances,Ifeltalmost

lte. Youknowmother

hermaternalduties,and

nusallthe warmthofher

her ambitiousdesigns.

udged,forshe isathorough

essesaremarkablesensi-

smarkedbybeautifultraits,

therand aqueen.The

ewhoarestartledby her

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eryfirst. hepossesses,

lunfitnessforlivingthe

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ayconcerned.Her

erpeople,fillin thewhole

spectiveinwhichhere ist-

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eveimplicitlythatthe

everbeopento her

overwhosedestiniesshe

intheworldworthyofthe

en,themultitudeofphoto-

ontables, c hairsandf loor

hotographs,notoneofwhich

drenin everyperiodof

nigaglianlandscapes,views

, themountains,thepoets,

ve land....A ndshe

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orLeoneinthebackground

failure.

veIeverdesc ribedhimtoyou

very fair, veryslender, verydelic ate

herevelsintheveries. A ll

e cessive:fairness,

timport hisblondeskin

esthroughhis softblonde

sahistoric alfeature a

eindeedbelongstoa race

cadence.B utforthe

orresemblesmostofthe

eetinthestreets ofA reina,

gestandsuppermostinhis

priatetermstoe tol

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n love,withabigL.

wouldsailto thecapital

ss-roses.Nota single

nnaPaulina. B uthe

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butremarkablytactful.

ssedwhenheinquired

turntoEstaia.W enow

c hulte sdec ision, or

e melancholymonarchon

mingmyhusbandwillbe

reineureic h didhedoit

smilinglyassertedthattherewouldbe

inginthe courseofthis

rLeonewouldsoonleave

fe. Wasthisahint, oran

ther,whosegoodgraces

reichprobablyfelthehad

sbehaviour H estayedon

yellowflamesofthehigh

scoffintook adullred

htinto theroominwhich

menofbloodthe rays

palin aringofdull gold

sunglovedhand. H epointed

gaveitme, hesaidsoftly .

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placeweare goingto

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blissthatisbeing prepared

retch,LinaMarina,has

ntoleave thestage.B ut

nctionat theOperain

sGeorgina,andthe

hedtohearher future

thelattersinksinto the

nce shalf-spouse.Iam

of feelings,andamhalf

veitsintricacies.Count

ractioninmythoughts,

homone mightlove,were

andthemelancholy

tolife curiouslyentangled

haveweprincessestheright

, ifwehappentopossessit, to

famber,treadsthegardens

a. We arenotusedtothe

he mistysplendourshed

he touchofdeath.In

saremarbleandwhose

withthe murmurof

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everbeenamouredbutin

norinaL inaMarina.

evengood

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rtal.I willhelpyou.

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d happy.Occasionally,

ant,newswillreachyou

trudeiskind,the climate

t, andthethreePrinc esses

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rGusner,Directorof

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n andthenyourlearned

tedinParisarepositiveas

everregaininghermental

ationastohercondition

emstome anabsolute

etrievablygone. how

ss.Makenoeffortto

esme,whosesoleaim it

mewhatlighter.Itis

nsanepersonsthat they

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detto,butsomehowthefact

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potfromaNausicaawith

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andmarvellousand

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emtogether atherisin

r thePrinc eConsort

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c tedthemoontofallright

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atherOliv iashouldmarry

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teen, andheisnot

biteshis nailstothequick

moss-grownbark,his

mulateddustofmonths,

disturbsthesweat

face,asthepro-

tastefulto onewho

y anunholyrag, and

d nuisance.H isatmo-

headofhim,andheralds

succeedhis father,andbe

dcontracttokeepclear

ontractpoorprincesses

at theyentertheirteens

uldbesorry, Olivia,if

unggirlswhoarenot

anywaytofoster jealousy

weentheadvantagesbe-

btler advantagesenjoyed

iveliberty.


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oveintelligentandable

thrillingconcernsofours.

Prometheus,andwill that

y,love,fastenits clawsin

gonthefuture, nordoI

broughtintomeby the

d commonplace.Johanna

wer, ontheInfinite, the

andIlook forwardtoaf i ed

orm,whosecontours,I m

,thoughasyetunrevealed.

nA reinastill, Iwonder

withyou,or,ifyougo on

ndthegirlto Estaia.I

nship.Johannasoarsup

lanets.John Grey

me theyarepreparing

perimentwhosesuccess

fof universalimmortality,

e-embodiment....

iatoDr. c hulte.

ryquietandout-

rethattheEmperorwill

nttorec eive ignorinaL ina

er tosinginmy apart-

tratetherealnecessityof

ngiolina,suitsmein


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andnot over-pretty.

mightcall herplain,but

theirhaunting,hungry

atthePalaceandask

oon,betweenhalf-pastthree

rsthatyoushallbe

ttheChamberlain s

estoA ngiolinaverymuc h.

L inaMarina.

hallgetanotherglimpse

vesfor Estaia.B utfirst

t tobetrayyourself.

norantofthenear and

istsbetweenyou.The

eemsw illingenoughtoseeyou,

icspouseof Prince

,butastheprimadonna

dmires.Learntounder-

,falsitiesand niceties

chitectureofcourtlife.

her, Gaspard c hulte,

essen( ilesia).

clebutI crush

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isnowwithering, uselessandin

hatherangryshriekscan-

cannotbeat down.I

esty,refuseto admiremy

tthenwewereborn to

youhavechosenthestraight

hecrookedone.Yoursis

pathssuchasmineare

humanbody,andcrowded

vehadto elbowmyway,

.Youarean honest

d tediousnessofvirtue

onetickledoyouget from

awfulwretch.You

ou,though Icouldnot

rgroundreverberationsof

roaningvoluptuouslyunder

other,andyouarean

countryphysic ian. Youtakethe

uponyourself youare

etenderandnaif nurse

Youadulterateyour

herainbowsandsofhope,

enout acumbersome

readMachiavel,norrevelled

ensationto beobtained

ofthe ItalianRenaissance.

oyou, butinmybloodthe

nsandclosesitslazyrings,


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dandsea, andhaslearnt

dedby thestrongandthe

toalluringdifficulties,

nacinglyaroundme,I

itcomestotruth,I am

myonlyweakpoint,dear,

other.A wordofapproba-

eserpentinme,andyet

feelthatI hadfallen,and

comeaharmlessnonentity

ofarthereis nothingeither

youcanapproveof.B ut

morefull andcandid

chievein myweekly

er-virtuouscountry

etriumphmayliein

esnaresandw ilesofhis

ngtotheEmperorof

erousplansandproceedings

ouldperhapsrenderaservice

ourc ountry. Whatkeeps

atforcesme toputmyself

oublemystery , thehintof

singlemoment,theruffian

versa.Ido notmeanto

ther,butsuchfaultlessness

meshudder.B utIshall

our,forif youdonot

owatraitor.


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ntimentalItalianflower-

trustedanddislikedme,

her anddonemybestto

loveaffairwithPrince

nce sfather,Ethelbert,

werean ioustoendthe

ome.I shouldhavesuc-

MarinaandJoachimwould

andJoachimwouldhave

e sdaughter, amarriage

requireQueenOrtrude s

oughwoman,onewhom

fpossible sheistrueand

edbyfamilyaffections

thenationoverwhichshe

os,thecraftyinfant,

edmetothwartthe Q ueen,

f PrincessOlivia,which

cial,andtohelp Lina

ateattachmenttothe

omePrinceJoachim.

hisc ameabout Z wei

ewouldhavesaid(mymarriage

essof A reineureichisa

sPoems). Well, zweischwarze

oriousblac keyesofalittlegirl, a

A ngiolinabyname. Oneday I

anLinaMarina,withthe

atblowand tellingher


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edtobecomeQ ueen

thesolec onditionofhis

Emperorwouldim-

sdebts. Withtragic mien

ccondolence,Ientered

roomencumberedasis my

econsolesandVenetian

teverysteponetakes

onwhosepurpledepthsa

avesslowlywindsi ts

sfallinsunnyprofusionfrom

lampsset roundthewall

.Thechordsof aharp

nce.Isank intothe

eddivan. trange,A siatic

edmyeyes.Evidently

ouldbe obligedtowaita

namadeherappearance.

ceundertheinfluenceof

ithastartIawoketof ind

unlitalabasterrestingon

nglyinquired, Please,sir,

yathome A nddoyou

dtome Thevoic ewas

andoh thefacethat

yes:afacepatheticin its

opassunperceivedbecause

powerdrewmy attention

ranslucentandobscure


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,immense,-everdilated,

ndyetviolent,theycarry

infinitethehumangaze

e darknessofcypress

mofsunlightcan rivaltheir

aidthegirl.

theslaveryofthe

oseemoreofherform

ofherstrangedress, a

kethetissueof yellowand

ng.H ugesilverbracelets

e joinedherhandstogether,

oyouthink Ishalleverget

Iinquired, ratherunhinged

nes.

yandputherfinger toher

dshe. Iwouldnothave

tI loathethestageeven

anactress.Ithought

esariotowhomshewants

oon.B utsinceyouare

sall sodifferentfrom

frommydreams thetheatre,

sh-voicedactorsandtheir

arseways.Oh,I shalldie,

rinainsistsonmy


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eptthek indnuns, to

u, ignoraMarinaisthe

hotakesanyinterest

arefor Iam

ecomeanactress.

eenveryawkwardand

dsyllablebeliedthestate-

-likegraceand innocence

hcamequicker,andI

ounggirlkneltbesideme

fyouarea friendorrelative

llhertokeepmeherewith

theconvent.W illyou

s "

agiclightthatfellfrom

okholdofme. he

hers.

s h e pl e ad e d.

mperorofA reineureich

lookuptomefor advice

continualcravingforthe

mlovealonegnawsatmy

spureforehead, andIswore

vento thedetriment

ns. o, when ignoraL ina

felt pledgedtotake

eL inaMarina, feverishand

, Darling,thedressyou


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oom. taytheretillIc all

dout.

n qu i re d o f th e i g no r a, w h os e

ong plaitsofblackhair.

a ct l y kn o w wh o s he i s , no r w ho

mmeredL ina. A ndwhat

his hisbetrothed I

hed, isn tshe theforeign,

hthedead-potatocomple ion

eImperialbo "

uietly , thePrinc ew illbe

viaof inigaglia.

videntlynervedherself

egasping swimmer

gewavebreaks,she

ngthecushionsin an

m Joachim " shec ried

espairandforceof a

chim, mybeloved My

sof tearsmadedarkspotson

dofthe divancushions.

wardtothe joyofseeing

avesuedfor invain,

had pursuedher

he deadlyarrowsped

hersoul.The thought

l,ofPrinceJoachim s

,hadbeen tomelikea

ghtand lifetomy


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atIhadli vedtoseeher

tedbyme andthat

yconductwasmywork,I

dnothingforhersobs,a

forewouldhavefallen

Ilaughedatthevery idea

orturedbeingwhonow

ewilderedmartyr.

Iinquiredagain, thoughI

okeepthequestionback

y willurgedmeon.

gi r l " r e pe a te d L in a M ar i na .

n g i ol i na "

M a ri n a. N o wt h at a l l i s ov e r,

ayedandabandonedme,

thephantomofa

mybodyand mind,nowI

s,andyoumayrepeatit

thewholeCourt,Doctor

workwithmeis done,you

alaceofPrinceJoachim

drailathimandsay , The

edpureandtrue,the

dtomakeyourwife,was

menofherc lass astage-

ndwhocaresforthe

stage-woman Yes,

quic k, takemycarriage, gotothe

theloftymarblestaircase,


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schambercryouttothe

heart, L inaMarinahasa

enyearsago, whenL ina

shetherebecameenamoured

ngiolinaisthechild

eloNastor,thefamous

ai m ed . A n d y o u f or c e yo u r ow n

ndlowasyoursmust

odand sin

moodtowonderat

vourofmoralityand high-

answermighthaveproved

ofTruthhadtakenholdof

on

edtomarryme. A f terwards

nvitedhim totheir

mplimentsonhim,he

oughtofmakingagreat

pain, andtook thec hild

testhatgatheredather

thef irstfewmonths, A ngelo

thenalongsilence,the

eathofmemory,settled

areer,andsoon my

fA ngiolina sfather. H is

venup thearenaand

opularmanin pain. B ut

ps,alsotheideathatI was


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him.He cametome,and

thefavourofbecoming

tandseparationhad

yheart hispleadingeyes

e past.Infuriated,the

ywaytoinjuremein my

kemychildawayfromme

meofhis comradesto

idwhichmighthave

nttowhomI hadshown

. A t night, maddenedby

aris.Youmayremember

steryof mydisappearance

ngthat Iwastoplay the

attheParisOperaHouse,

ldbe found.Manyof

wasthewomanwhose

y inthe eine, withmutilated

res,attractedasgreata

onethatwouldhave

meantime,atInnsbruck,

tunderafalsename,I

fanoldnunbelongingto

onthatdwellsinthat

historyofmylife.

r,and sheproposedto

onvent,addingthatperhaps

hildandformyselfto

eteignoranceofher


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otknowthatI amher

profession,Isoonnoticed

entwerenotalways

Post-cardsandmagazines

iversallyfamiliar. o,in

a,Istoppedmyfrequent

eftInnsbruckforMunich

rnedtoParis,andfinally

yingvisit totheInnsbruck

sfanc y, Iwasafairy, abeing

egions,andwhocame

kets.Mybeautifullittle

ssandlearning L atin,

dledin hertheloveof

dwerethenunsof their

ametheirfavourite,and

t shepossessedavoice

earnessandstrength. he

hat momentImetPrince

ndeveryotherdreamgave

ace,andapassionate

Mydaughterwasleft

areofthenuns. Once

containingdisturbing

ent,butIput them

m totheeIsacrif icedthe

g i ol i na t o t he e "

omwitha despairing


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beatherheadagainstthe

odmethatthegodofart, the

of love,hadbegunto

shesleptbadlyand rarely

day shecontinually

ein theconventchapel,

gers alongthechordsof

ewiththetempestuous

e. Oh, thatvoiceI

shatthesame time like

oic easw ideanddeepasthe

thesunlitsnowon the

hegold andthesteelof

atvoic eintowhoseswelling

sevenastheriverdis-

thesurgeof theoc ean

nventtoits hugefounda-

ighttheyoungernuns

ds thegirlscrept,and

utiful-summons,whilein

efutureroseandmur-

leavethisplac ewhere

nedye,andkeptye far

nessoflife. inally,

rways, herlooksprovedso

that theyaskedmeto

nsbruck.A ngiolina

heconvent.Iinspired


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we,butthere wasnotone

herheart,andmyown

ottedout,bythealmost

sheduponJoachim.I

awayat thisorthat

re,andIhad tokeepher

. ThePrince simplicitc on-

see aslittleofmy child

esina boarding-house,

ckedagainsther. he

actress likemyself . The

yes,thoughher education

ainst itatpresent.

terifonewishesto

otbring herselfto

ompanionsshemeetsat

estherulesfor deportment

cloistersheshowed

er,theactress,andher

eador onthestage, her

sarethoseof ademure

ignoraMarina, answeredI.

elovely ignorinaintoac areer

whicharehatefulto

ecurringagaintoher

tweenher trembling

Oh, Joac him Joachim


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do H owshallIsurv ive

saidI, w ithac almnessofatti-

ofvoicethatmadeher

seebutonewayoutof

d,mayIadd,your

resentI havebeenso

idewithyourwishesand

nd,youmustmarry the

chultewouldhave

elicitously,butDoctor

e sbestpupils, waswell

aMarinahadsunk tothat

nlyashockcouldrescue

-attacksentherintoa

makeit arulenotto

ty,andtheadmirable

nstanceabsorbedmy

ndpreventedmeforsome

mpttoquiether.

le,astill morecon-

tmarryPrinceJoachim.

hiefdown,lookintomy

youwillfind thatIamas

henI entertheEmperor s

nthemorning afamiliar

ngmarriageislikelyto

ignoraMarina.Ihave


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oachimandhistruelove.

foolsalwaysdolove

butIw ishedtow inyoufor

(Eveninthise tremity ,

eduponmine,likethoseof

izedbytheswayingbit

tograsp,I sawthe

fromheadto foot,andcare-

tentsheloathedme. Yet

terferewithmy planto

ermother sinf luenc e, and

ahy inmyfavour, Men

wenton, yourdaughteris

ractive,morebeautiful,

self,andalthoughIoweit

embleher, itisas the

mondwhenthesamesun-

akeupthediamond then

onoticemyquip.

nc e " sheinquired.

taliandonnasarereallyas

m thevinesthatgrow

veburnstheirbloodeven

h.Obviouslyshethought

ther didnotrecognize

ngiolinainvolvedinmy

uation.


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sheaskedhurriedly .

im, Ireplied. Ic an

hreadsofintrigue,forthey

am skilfulenoughnot

eenOrtrude,andshall

whenthebetrothalof her

byme.

q u ic kl y d o i t qu i ck l y, d e ar , d ea r

ndshetouc hedmyarmimplor-

andherprudencehad

enttemperamentfrom

ar, dearDoctor c hulte

answeredI, anddomethe

tI neveractbutinmy

mypersonalinstincts and

no r a Li n a a n d qu i te d i s-

timeI amobliged

yrealcharacter.Pooh

nthatmakesfoolsand

nd yetthelackofim-

l.Now,whenIperceived

maginationstolemeaway

er,andtookmetothe

admiration S orrento, a

phorus,Madeira,anold

ke andIpic turedtomy-

fleftalonein oneof


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ngiolina.Inaword,

nd earsinlovewithyour

nisto marryher.

yesas dryandhard

wittingofthedangershe

hscornandindignation,

ma r ry m y da u gh t er M a rr y

ngiolina Thewoman

sunder.Orpheus-likeI

bacchante,andtook

hilesomeofmy sympathy

bythe ignoraasshesaid

everset eyesonPrince

cemychild.

resence,Iadmit,and

er ssoulhadbeenashort

ofher bettersentiments.

ichfollowedby saying,

nthe PrincessOliviaof

henHerRoyalH ighnessw ill

cialvisit ofherfianciV

LinaMarinasprangto

o, no youshallnotleavethis

ndoPrinceJoachim s

youdec lareyoucanbreakof f the

eyeswerenowf illedw ith

itisinyourpowernotonly to

omthePrincessOlivia,


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.I workformylove-

misemenot tothwart

n A ngiolina,andthe

eryevening,suingfor

eitatingmother, butA ngiolina

evenif Iadmittedthepossi-

ams

ty,andIwill dissipateher

itisabominable, saidthe

emightbeyour yourown

versi ty.

artunwrinkled, asV ic tor

Ianswered. Yetwhy

matterwhichyourrefusal

i g no r a.

dimploringly . Tellme

dIorderA ngiolinatobe-

veneverclaimedtobe

d sf riend hebelieved

eofhermother. heis

uldnotonlyrefuse,but

gtomakeher miserable.

convent.

, youspeakasif Iwantedto

a nd a n d he r a ff e ct i on s b y

ltiesaredulledbyyour

achim.Ishallnot curtail


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cts,nor,atpresent,her

ecessitatethedestruc-

otevenmentionthem

time providedsheisput

oodcarenottooffend

saidL inaMarina.

ellA ngiolinathatIamher

mshemustlook forpro-

inigaglia isinsearc hofa

nionforherdaughters,who

ousCourtladies,andIwill

aiafora yearortwo,and

saspossible,eventhat of

Yousaysheis whimsical,

totheocc asion. L eaveherto

Q ueenOrtrude,whoisa

alqueen H erMajesty s

hasmuchasthat ofan

rvalofa yearortwo,the

odepartf romEstaia thenI

sherefusesme,somuch

hulte.

entiments,LinaMarina

aculties.Icouldfeel

erconsciencetofindfault

yoffer.

oseemydaughterduring


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ifyougotoEstaia. he

i f a t al l v e ry s o on , at t h e

kastheQueenandthe

e.

" sheaskedtimidly ,

rthoughtsalwaysreverted

yourfuturehusband Well,

bytheside,andlet us

fe hismorganatic spouse

youw illbemorganatic.

mpatiently . - A ndwhat

ornot,providedJoachim

mlovesme

erover mytriumph

theImperialPalacewith

ghter. TheQueenrevelsin

Leonewill marryher

nPrinceJoachimto

inaMarinakindly,whois

withthewelfareofher

mthe heightsof

mighteasilybecomethat

nmonstrosities,aPerfect

cretaffectionwhichstill

settledintentionto

towhatyouwouldterm a

spreventyoufrombeing


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pyandwhollysincerein

t.

gagliatoMr. John

edmomentcome

doutof mybalconyand

den.A ndsuddenlyIsaid

terall,thehourwe havetried

and,allunwittingofthe

asilent e changeofour

sandblessedI shallfeel

commonplacemindofmine

nlyforafewshort seconds

fthis,nor mysister

havesaidsomething

m-chairoftheconservatory

sfrightened.Yousee,

romthegreat,as wellas

andeveryefforti smade

theraingoddessof

themloveto becompared.

tethe Courtliesand

oncernedfaces,andforbear

d overourownheartaches,

tup.MariaLouisaof

apoleonI,lovednothing


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whichshekeptinahuge

marriage,andtheyoung

mhadbeenfosteredwithsuch

at stirredheremotions

.W henoneofthebirds

urriedlytakenout ofthe

eforeshefound out and

tobelievethatherbirdswere

heardofsomedeath that

or inherentourage,she

andsaid, Theyare

andshruggedhershoulders.

he canariesofthatstupid,

eEmpressMariaLouisa,and

phewsandherowngrand-

erfoolishcallousness,the

dnotmuchdifferfromours.

married,andarefree,take

sureanddress,and adopt

ratsandthe richmiddle

sociate butitisalmost

ptalsothe emotional

earetaughtnot to

motherthematbirth.

whokilledtheserpentssent

u,dearDoctorGrey,is

efriendlygraspthatr oused

mbers.

ywasthesceneofa


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Everyonepresent,e cept

dtobelievethatmy sister

ePrinc eofA reineureic hwas

n,inA reina,andsubtle

mallsides.Myfather

elmaacrossthetable,but

ncessesgivingtheir

gnews,soWilhelmaallowed

ncorrected,tillIsimply

n anaudiblevoice,

eineureichisengagedtothe

. H adthedining-room

ourguests,theirsurprise

dnothavebeengreater.

noneortwotimidattempts

ousinthesuddensilence.

edtoshowoff,andto

terwhatevercouldfindhim

odeepconsiderationscon-

s.ThePrinceConsort

wastrischicand verywell

nhadbeenquitecharmedto

essinherapartmentsatthe

urstofadmirationofLina

talentfollowed.

n, Ireflectedonre-em-

enthanlastweek,whenI

ottenvision,Iremembered

esert,thesmellofthe


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estin theoasis,atthetime

W hocouldhavetold

wouldreturntothe earth

nkyou,thankyou,dearMr.

beautyandnewaimsthat

y insipidlife. ister

memuchlonger,whenshe

ngis thisardentsearch

hyouhavebroughtinto

st.

dingento her

ildingen.

t Taarbruck,and

edhavingnotrousseau

stobeingwithoutyou

tousdaysofmylife.

elves,inthedear,darkbig

andI,the bride-electofthe

h.TheideathatIhave

vedher ofhappinessis

eveme,mother,A nna

hisimageisgravenonher

uchrapidgrowththatin

himtheflowerunfolded

sthascome.A nna


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ritofsacrifice. heseems

o dosomethingforthe

pectedtoreceiveeverykind

ertyoflanguagethatthe

detoe presssentimentsinf inite

nnaPaulinabelievesthat

ofhertragedy . romthe

ngthismorning,I sawher

kingshewasnotobserved,she

aits,oneafterthe other,and

shecannotsucceedin

andthen shefellonher

dwithupliftedhands and

dsaintmightpray before

dthe room,sometwenty

dherapparentlyabsorbed

kofpoems,butthe paleness

temples,whichIkissed

hattheinnerhurricane

other,howcanIfeelthe

withthis,mysister s

e A ndA nnaPaulinadoes

ure.A llherdreamsare

had,thenandthere,a talk

at youwishtohear

uringyour absence,soI

ation,aswellas Ican

alesranthroughthe


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sdashingwaillouder.

nowcoversthemidspaces.

ossturretsgetsthickerevery-

hemysteriousformthat

onsandand swardwere

hewind.H owsimple

tting-roomappearin con-

nessshedby theseason

rk InafortnightIshall

yapartmentsandall that

eycanbestow. hallI,

mberandthesethelast

arbruck

ts everypoet, Ibelieve,

ftiest,from themin-

calmelodyofGoethe.

urite.

aulina, don tyoubelieve

dbecomeapoet,ifonlywe

edpainthatmakesapoet

aulina. A ndmostof these

poemswill everremain

tspokenpoemsaddressed.

armonybetweenthesoul

epoets, A nnaPaulina, and

en.Lookatthe tints

nch.Is notautumnthe


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ostviolentofpainters,

antingdiversitythat

pring A ndwhatapoet

aulina. Yes, youarehappy,

derstandwhatotherssimply

referfeelingstoc omprehension,

protest,A nnaPaulina

edwindowand,restingher

,said, Iwouldprefer

wntorturesofhell,even

everythingtotheever-

mposesonbrain and

donlyhavebeenc lever, or

feelinglikeaf lint Iwould

falsopain "

windseemedto make

enlybecamefrightened

hadmade,andwith

ur,andinsmoothaccents,

Infac t, shesaid, I

obe agenius,orsomething

rtistlike rederic , oraninspired,

oserwhomyouadmire,

holiveina volcanicstate

ne quitejealous,andof


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changewhatquiet,everyday

or theirintellectualgifts.

na, theirgiftsarenotintellec -

theyfathomtheoc eanof

r.Theymakegreat

sthatcomewithintheir

naPaulina, w ithquietforce.

,donotenter thefiery

uareto bethewifeof

atthesametime thewife

you. Thedoubletaskset

ultone asanempress

ghts,wearamaskof

sawomanandaspouseyou

din mannerandwords.

illyouac complish "

nnaPaulina, answeredI, and

more,as atthatmoment

ghornrentthe air,then

adeourbloodfreeze,and

thejingleofspurson the

thesoundofheavyfoot-

nitshinges,and onthe

ic,anapparitionlikea

short,hishelmetglittering

ouldseehewasin oneof

aparo ysmwhic hsentarrows

blueeyes,andmadehis


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erof streamsunderthe

sgleam. Themanwhosepraises

edbuta fewminutesbefore

vain toprecedehiminto

edw iththegoldenjewel-

ord. A vaunt " hesaid, in

timeshec ried A vaunt

d, piritof theWaters, thoushalt

amdoomedtodie inthy

ve thepure,thechivalrous

andofthe divine wan.

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