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Rh are signs which precede judgment?" In the same moment he began to scream out a psalm; but Mazel said: "Cease now, good brother, for we do not at all know yet, if brother Roland will accept him, he must first be brought before him; we have lately been several times too much deceived and the thing may be only a snare this time also, but Roland and Cavalier know directly what they are about, no one can deceive these."

Edmond looked at him with the utmost contempt and exclaimed: "Conduct me to the wood, to Lord Roland!"—

"Brother Roland, if you please," replied the stout Mazel, "among us there are no Lords; God is our Lord.—Stephen! Favart!" Cried he, in a commanding tone, and out of the cliffs sprang forward a fair-haired young man, and behind him stole forth another, whom Edmond immediately recognised for the old huntsman that he had met about twelve days before at his father’s house. "Conduct the young