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 by her to the attics of a small uninhabited house, in a back street; here I rejoined them after dark. The pleasure one derives from success in any laudable undertaking, generally increases with reflection; and, in due proportion to the importance of the event. On this occasion, my delight was great indeed; and, if any thing could heighten my enjoyment, it was the gratitude my comrades expressed for my exertions, in bringing them to this place of security, and for the promising prospects that now opened upon us. In order to prevent any suspicion which might arise from intercourse with a house, supposed to be uninhabited, a poor friend of the owner, was put in to occupy the front rooms. The furniture of our apartment, consisted of a table, four chairs, and a stump bedstead, filled with clean dry straw; this, compared to the sticks, in the dirty wet "trou," was a luxury only to be appreciated by those, who have experienced similar vicissitudes.

During the absence of Moitier, Neirinks and his brother frequently visited us, and