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 osity made him eagerly unbar it, and explore the places beyond it. Of those long deserted places he determined to avail himself when the plan of alarming St. Julian was first suggested, and his was the hand which, extended through the tapestry, had so greatly shocked and terrified Madeline.

The rage of D'Alembert at her obstinate refusal of his son, was even greater than he expressed; he soon found that solicitations were vain, and that stratagem alone could effect his purposes. The stratagem he called in to his aid is already known: but whilst exulting at the idea of the success with which there was every appearance of its being crowned, he was suddenly plunged into despair by the intelligence of his daughter-in-law's existence being discovered to Madeline and her father—a despair, however, from which the ready genius of Lafroy soon relieved him.

The letter which Madeline received relative to her friend, was written and delivered