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 be the meenger of evil tidings.”–“Reheare them unreervedly,” cried Adela, with a tone of anxious impatience.

“I purued my journey,” aid he, “many days, without any adventure, till I came within ight of a tately catle. It tood on the brow of a woody hill; was garnihed with towers and battlements; and commanded a wide propect of cultivated fields and forets. As I advanced, mine ear was uddenly urpried with the din of hounds and horns, mingled with the cries of the huntmen. I oon decried a gallant how of knights and plendid dames, mounted on milk white courers, and puruing the rapid deer. When the chace was ended, they topped by the ide of a chrytal brook; and a comely youth, arrayed in hining apparel, alighted from his foamy teed, and with courtly obeiance preented the prey to a fair and miling lady. I mingled in their company, and in the lineaments of the courteous youth recognied the incontant Edwin. O gentle lady, may heaven o help me in my utmot need, as I now peak the words of truth! And may the aints and holy angels o uccour thee as thy mihap requires! The faithles youth hath committed treaon againt thy love. Seduced by the blandihment of an artful dame, he hath become forgetful of thy peerles beauty.”

The heart of Adela throbbed with anguih during the recital. “Valorous heroic warrior!” he exclaimed, “are thee thy deeds of hardy prowes, to betray the innocent credulity of an eay maid? Stain to manhood, and the honoured profeion of arms, be thou henceforth banihed from my remembrance!”

Meantime Edgar advanced his uit with redoubled ardour. Albert, unable to brook any longer delay, inited on having the bridal ceremony olemnized; and Adela, incited by ecret pride and reentment, ubmitted to the will of her father. The report of this noble alliance was publihed through the land; and the kindred of Albert and Edgar, with the neighbouring barons, were aembled to grace the olemnity. Already were