Agnes Vol. 2 — page 86: what you’re looking at

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AGNES; OR, BEAUTY AND PLRASUBE. q7 not very furious nor sry ferocious, as the reader guished the candle ‘which be had taken thence ypose. fF j . ay easy ou see ‘ost og. a | Ibe evening was pitch dark, so that as the turn- ' rlos lost no time iu stripping | key and Charles De Vere stood fér a moment i Father Falconara of his ecclesiastical garb; and: the courgsyard tugethor, it was not e aes Will - the priest lay as motionless as if he were! for the latter to continue holdin the bite ker. dead. Having disapparelled him of his upper | chief up to his countenance: but he ‘nevertheless be re our hero bound hit hand and foot with; did so as a precaution that was an the right he ropes which he had fashioned for the purpose; « aide. 43 be was careful to fasten his arms straight! T dow’ to his sides, so that it became impuasible ‘for | cease the tee Tal een naalve oor by “ee him io use his hands. This eed : admitted into that : proceeding was all ovurt-yard in th ing ; : hee more necessary—as no duubt ou oy |e M © Morning ; and the long stune cor- | § r readers will | ridur was only dimly lighted b se with us in asserting—inasmuch as our bero’s: s only dimly lighted by an iron lamp sus- -ro’s pended to the eceilin Charles threaded 3 ext rieasure of precaution was to thrust a a varies threaded it af the : gag .same pace which he knew it was Fatt . @ priest's moutb, so as tu prevent him frum. conara’ ¢ Father Fal- . . u's habit to adopt; and the turnkey fol any untimely ularm when regaining his him. W! urpkey fullowed ah ; . . t rs. Then Charles lifted Father Faleonara into | these! and sew amanensle aid prion, pate were t cd, and threw the eoverhd over hin. Tt | a , | erd expe: } ; , 18, rience the necessity of being on hi d priest“yad dark hair, as had hkewiso cur hero; and withi Bee eee while ; , 7 in the range of that official's k saiun | therefore it was unnecessary to cove rs ne . ‘tala koen vision! On cleaiastic’s head completely. cover up the ec — the ducr at the other extremity of the Matters having thus far progressed tu the entire | acide oar izes ae if be presi fai tar er satisfaction of Charke Do Vere, he proceed | : gut that the turnkey ° ya's ed t ' wh ' or throw off hia own upper clothing and Soca the ok laa a ia 7 aa gem 1h) Der OS Ener ecelesiastical parb instead. Fortunately, he was , furtunate w it thot | ed teas ead fain And just ubout the same beight as the priest : both | guarded]sy ; foe the wilaktat pai raurioue’y ane were of slender figurce, and both bad ful Sntannn ow BSP USteeye” OF 6 went « gentility in their gait. In reapect a ae cn ‘ the onatle mi it ve and “f and tue habits of ; ; ‘ : ei e mig ave proved fatal to hi H tenances, Father Falconara was close shav . eal mt ° while Charles De Vere was only a beardless youth } ee bis he re sii na ected who of twenty ; and thus, all things c tf aoe) fon els, necessarily stopped short ) ve considered, it did; hkewise ; : nie @ecin 8O Very difheult a matter tor our hero to : a sitahied vers es al to pull rprerny woe eps play the part of the priest ¢ffectually and cheat the | agat ee eee | | | gainst the wall and which communicated wi gaol authorities wit aa romm unicate with a Staal t b whow he might come in | bell _ the lobby. The massive door was at once | opened by the sentinel whe stuud thereat ; Bebeld him now apparelled in the ecclesiastical Charles De Vore, with the kerchi hi j and garb, even to the cap; while in his band he held | Genauce, crossed th threshold —_ the white kerchief with which Father Faleonara| He was now ‘a the lob al velling jis countenance when entering the | whers he had ca vend werk wus same tony cell. Charles glaneed towards the couch: 1. micopare ta the priest lay perfectly still. Ifad be really fainted ? | bad three Pi ‘ith @ on: i ‘ ine en can or was he only simulating’ a ewoon? For | oors, with a sentinel standing at each, ‘or a mo-: Charles was complectel if ment De Vere was actually in doubt u 7 | pletely self-possessed: he knew . pon the. that everything depended h : subject; but tho next instant he was satisfi Fae aes g depenced upon the manner in the roal truth—and be turned awa e as ‘9 . whe his part was performed. A glance that he pallet, y from t of uk around, over the kerchief which be was The castle clock chimed the balf-hour ; and now 3 only te “Fore - ie mint ewcLur ah the ca the key began to grate in the le yn Shrpe-Sontinels 19 Ye luuby 68 the Be » lock and | wero being drawn back. Charles ok bedrg the d the deor was thrown open. He recollected the pallet, as if breathing sume last sae of as me ; nor Ned which he had seen Father Falconara snlation to the invalid eaptive whem the turnke | aaa 18 DIOFNIN ; and crossing the lobby, he was to suppose to be lying in that bed: but as the | stuod ba rest ptighyny eee door cpened, the youth was «areful - hold the ) roe ia c with an air uf the deepest respect ; but whito kerchief up to his countenance 4 — oot make a movement to open the dour, “Ah! Nuwber Twenty-nine nay ar - a trembled for an instant in his bewilderment rest,” suid the turnkey. “It was the best thing : he to knock bor what © ’ t 7 et B. ought be could do: and a | ’ hat was tv be done ub Al! sanerave,” ; no duubt he wil be quite weli to- ‘ glance showed him something——and he felt that ry The turnkey took up the candle from the table aie too uah cae 5 : peer " ———, and respectfully stuud aside, whi | . 6 grasped it—it yielded | ule tl ' ‘ priest passed from the pei Thon be supposed | to his touch—he opened that door, and in a few tarried to bolt and lock the dvor, while Charles closing b hin ascending " ana Bacreeee, Ene Cone walked across the court-yard to the door comm oi tion jf naa Gea dal ar tues alt oF le take ua cating with the other part of the castle "fe son ; for he felt that at least half of bis task was knew not exactly whether the turnke ahs ; : ss alniarts = _ aan sow [ale ee lucking up his cell, would be the one t 7en tak A verre he said to himself, © to Min BY =) ake the door to the right instead of that to the that other dvor, or whether a dj : . different off : might be posted at it. But bis doubt was toon lent Ab! generous priest!—stifling, as you Gils vow ; fur he was quickly overtaken by the turn- ey who had visited Lis cell, and who had extin- all your own last remaining scrupics, in order to afford me that full amount of information which should guide me on the route to freedum I” COMME HOG SS (C@