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Chapter 59

           Withaloveunhallowed,thewilloftheEgyptianqueenwasnotmoreimperiousthanisthatoftheAmericanCreole,whenstirredbyitsholiestpassion.Itacknowledgesnorightofcontradictionregardsnoobstructionsavedeath.

           Itisaspiritrareuponearth.Initstranquilstate,softastheraysoftheAurorapureastheprayerofachild;butwhenstirredbylove,orratherbyitstooconstantconcomitantitbecomesproudandperilousasthelightofLucifer!

           OfthisspiritLouisePoindexterwasthetruesttype.Wherelovewasthelure,towishwastohave,orperishintheattempttoobtain.Jealousyrestingupondoubtwasneitherpossibletohernature,orcompatiblewithherexistence.Shemustfindproofstodestroy,orconfirmitproofsstrongerthanthosealreadysuppliedbythecontentsofthestrayedepistle,which,afterall,wereonlypresumptive.

           Armedwiththis,shewasinapositiontoseekthem;andtheyweretobesoughtupontheAlamo.

           ***

           Thefirsthourofsunrisesawherinthesaddle,ridingoutfromtheenclosuresofCasadelCorvo,andtakingatrailacrosstheprairiealreadyknowntoher.

           Onpassingmanyaspot,endearedtohersacredbysomeofthesweetestsouvenirsofherlifeherthoughtsexperiencedmorethanonerevulsion.

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