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Chapter 26

           Hewasonthewaytovisither!

           Coweringbehindtheparapetscreenedbytheflower-spikeoftheyuccaLouisePoindexterwatchedthepassinghorseman.Thelorgnetteenabledhertonoteeverymovementmadebyhimalmosttotheplayofhisfeatures.

           ShefeltsomeslightgratificationonobservingthatheturnedhisfaceatintervalsandfixedhisregarduponCasadelCorvo.Itwasincreased,whenonreachingacopse,thatstoodbythesideoftheroad,andnearlyoppositethehouse,hereinedupbehindthetrees,andforalongtimeremainedinthesamespot,asifreconnoitringthemansion.

           Shealmostconceivedahope,thathemightbethinkingofitsmistress!

           Itwasbutagleamofjoy,departinglikethesunlightunderthecertainshadowofaneclipse.Itwassucceededbyasadnessthatmightbeappropriatelycomparedtosuchshadow:fortohertheworldatthatmomentseemedfilledwithgloom.

           MauriceGeraldhadriddenon.Hehadenteredthechapparal;andbecomelosttoviewwiththeroaduponwhichhewasriding.

           Whitherwashebound?Whither,buttovisitDoñaIsidoraCovarubiodelosLlanos?

           Itmatterednotthathereturnedwithinlessthananhour.Theymighthavemetinthewoodswithineyeshotofthatjealousspectatorbutforthescreeningofthetrees.Anhourwassufficientinterviewforlovers,whocouldeverydayclaimunrestrictedindulgence.

           Itmatterednot,thatinpassingupwardsheagaincastregardstowardsCasadelCorvo;againhaltedbehindthecopse,andpassedsometimeinapparentscrutinyofthemansion

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