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Chapter 69

           Nooneknowswhere;noonehastherighttoinquire.

           Louiseconfinesherselftoherownroom,thoughnotcontinuously.Therearetimeswhenshemaybeseenascendingtotheazotea—aloneandinsilentmeditation.

           There,nearertoHeaven,sheseekssolaceforthesorrowsthathaveassailedheruponEarth—thelossofabelovedbrother—thefearoflosingonefarmorebeloved,thoughinadifferentsense—perhaps,alittlealso,thethoughtofascandalalreadyattachingtohername.

           Ofthesethreesorrowsthesecondisthestrongest.Thelastbutlittletroublesher;andthefirst,forawhilekeenlyfelt,isgraduallygrowingcalmer.

           Butthesecond—thesupremepainofall—isbutstrengthenedandintensifiedbytime!

           SheknowsthatMauriceGeraldisshutupwithinthewallsofaprison—thestrongwallsofamilitaryguard-house.

           Itisnottheirstrengththatdismaysher.Onthecontrary,shehasfearsfortheirweakness!

           Shehasreasonsforherapprehension.Shehasheardoftherumoursthatareabroad;rumoursofsinistersignificance.Shehasheardtalkofasecondtrial,underthepresidencyofJudgeLynchandhisrudecoadjutors—notthesameJudgeLynchwhoofficiatedintheAlamo,norallofthesamejury;butacourtstilllessscrupulousthanthatoftheRegulators;composedoftheruffianism,thatatanyhourcanbecollectedwithintheboundsofabordersettlement—especiallywhenproximatetoamilitarypost.

           Thereportsthathavethusgoneabroadaretosomeasubjectofsurprise.

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