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Rh "I don't very much wonder at her fright. We have met before; but I owe her no grudge, and we must not wait for womanish fear. Don Henriquez, have I ever broken faith with you? Trust me now, and follow me at once." Beatrice saw the necessity for instant action. "Emily, dear, you cannot fear my father"—and transferring the trembling girl to Zoridos, she advanced, and, accepting Giulio's offered aid, said, "I can well trust my father's comrade; let us lead the way." "By the Madonna, lady, you shall be as safe as myself!" Confidence is its own security. Henriquez finding Emily too terrified or too weak to move, took her up in his arms, and carried her like a child. They reached a remote part of the garden, and, partly forcing, partly cutting a way through some thick shrubs, they saw a door, whose hinges soon yielded to their efforts. "I doubt," said Giulio, "whether this entrance will ever be as useful again as it has been. Well, I do not believe any one knew of its existence, save myself, an old priest long since dead, and a young count not likely to say much about it. So it will not be greatly missed."