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LL that day they spoke little to each other. At daybreak she rose to keep her tryst by the Sasso Scritto. When she crossed the entrance-place Este stood before the stairs.

'You go to meet that northern stranger?' he asked.

She looked him straight in the eyes. 'Yes; if I do not go, he will come here.'

'Let him come. You shall not stir from here.'

For a moment her eyes flashed fire. 'You could not prevent me if I put out my strength,' she said quietly. 'I promised to see him there to prevent him from coming here. If I do not go, I tell you he will