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Chapter 69

           AnxiouslysheawaitseverywordofnewswatchestheroadleadingfromtheForttoCasadelCorvo,asifthesentenceofherowndeath,orthesecurityofherlife,hunguponthelipsofsomecouriertocomethatway!

           Shedaresnotshowherselfattheprison.Therearesoldiersonguard,andspectatorsarounditacrowdoftheidlecurious,who,inallcountries,seemtofeelsomesortofsombreenjoymentintheproximityofthosewhohavecommittedgreatcrimes.

           Thereisanadditionalpiquancyinthecircumstancesofthisone.Thecriminalisinsane;or,atallevents,forthetimeoutofhissenses.

           Theguard-housedoorsareatallhoursbesiegedtothegreatdiscomfortofthesentriesbypeopleeagertolistentothemutteringsofthedeliriousman.Aladycouldnotpassinwithouthavingscoresofeyesturnedinquiringlyuponher.LouisePoindextercannotrunthegauntletofthoselookswithoutrisktoherreputation.

           Lefttoherself,perhapsshewouldhaveattemptedit.Watchedbyafatherwhosesuspicionsarealreadyawakened;byanearrelation,equallyinterestedinpreservingherspotless,beforetheeyesoftheworldshehasnoopportunityfortheactofimprudence.

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