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Chapter 100

           Tothequestion,"Whohasdonethis?"shewasonlyabletoanswer,"DiazDiaz!"

           ItwasthelastutteranceofIsidoraCovarubiodelosLlanos!

           Asthespiritoftheunhappyseñoritapassedintoeternity,alongwithitwentallrancourfromthatofhermorefortunaterival.Therecanbenojealousyofthedead.ThatofLadyGeraldwasatrest,andforever.

           Itwassucceededbyastrongsympathyfortheill-fatedIsidora;whosestoryshenowbettercomprehended.Sheevenassistedherlordinthesaddlingofhisred-baysteed,andencouragedhiminthepursuitoftheassassin.

           Shejoyedtoseethelatterledbackattheendofalazoheldinthehandofherhusband;andrefusedtointerfere,whenabandofRegulators,calledhastilytogether,dealtoutsummarychastisementbyhanginghimtoatree!

           Itwasnotcrueltyonlyacrudekindofjustice:"aneyeforaneye,andatoothforatooth."

           Andwhatapoorcompensationitseemed,tothosewhohadtakenpartinexactingit!

           Astheystoodgazingupontheremainsofthevillain,andhisvictimtheswarthruffiandanglingfromthebranchabove,andthefairformlyingunderneaththeheartsoftheTexansweretouchedasperhapstheyhadneverbeenbefore.

           Therewasastrangethoughtpassingthroughtheirminds;asadnessindependentofthatcausedbythespectacleofamurder.Itwasregretathavingsohastilydespatchedtheassassin!

           Beautiful,evenindeath,wasIsidora.Suchfeaturesasshepossessed,owenoteverythingtothelightoflife.

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