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274 Her face was lined with despair, and her words, though faint, were audible to the listeners at the door:

“Gone!—gone!—not here!—” Suddenly she raised her head and saw the newcomers. With a great happy cry she pointed to them:

“They are here! they are safe!—I have fulfilled my duty,—praise God!” and she  fell back unconscious on the pillow.