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 She followed him to the gallery, determined to wait there till he came back. A considerable time elapsed without bringing him; and the fears of Madeline were at length so excited by his long absence, that she was just going in quest of him, when she saw him and Lafroy approaching.

"I fear you have been uneasy at my not returning sooner (said he); but it required time to deliberate on what was to be done."

"What have you determined on?" said Madeline as they entered the dressing-room, and closed the door.

"On parting," replied he, in an accent of the deepest sorrow.

"On parting!" repeated Madeline, stepping back, and looking wildly at him.

"Yes; to remain in the castle, would be to await quietly the fate to which D'Alembert will expose me."

"It would indeed (said Lafroy); I have no doubt but that the moment his baseness is discovered, Monsieur D'Alembert will re-