The Bronze Statue, or, The Virgin's Kiss — page 238: what you’re looking at

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These | te # send hither those men who have per-| were the men who had done duty as ee iy formed the part of sentinels in respect | sentinels—two of them beneath the win- i af to the Lady Gloria; for it is necessary | dows of Gloria’s chamber, and two in oh ut that I should not only receive their tes- | the passage. ees {i timony, but likewise ascertain whether The magistrate proceeded to examine ‘i i ue they be in any way implicated in her| them; and it soon appeared that the i> i] flight.’ two who had successively mounted | ae 4 ‘Your instructions shall be duly at-| §4*rd under the casement, were totally mar tended to,’ replied the lieutenant; and unable to throw any light upon the sub- ima) |S with these words he hastened from the |Ject-. They were accordingly ordered (ae ; room. : to withdraw; and the magistrate then ‘ i oy For a few minutes there was a pro- turned towards the Taborite who had ) ie found silence in that apartment; but at; Pe*formed the duty of first sentinel in net length the magistrate, addressing him-| te passage communicating with the 1 He self to Linda and Beatrice, said in atone | Chamber whence the Daughter of Glory ig of mingled menace and reproach, ‘Have had escaped. ai) you well reflected, young maidens, that} ‘This individual declared that he had ‘ by persisting in a refusal to give aay ac- | 8°Me conversation With Linda relative | rf countof the means by which your mis- | to the two sisters, Satanais and Gloria: trees escaped, you are only aggravating | #94 he observed that the young maiden the offence of your complicity and con- | )«d purposely thrown open the door of nivance therein ?’ the apartment to allow him an opportu- nity of obtaining a view of her mistress, affirmed most positively that to the best of his knowledge the Lady Satanais did not enter the chamber during the peri- od that he was upon guard; but, upon being closely pressed by the magistrate, he would not undertake to swear upon his cross handled sword that Satanais could not possibly have glided unok~ served into the room while he was dis- ‘Not from any motives of disrespect towards your worship, are we thus si- lent,’ observed Linda, ina mild but firm f tone. a ‘Nor would we have your worship : believe that we experience any impro- me per or unworthy feeling in reference to a the dreadful deed which has caused so i much uaffliction and excitement,’ added Beatrice. *Profoundly do we deplore | - * ~- -_* . — - - —— - > “a —" % - es — c é wre ~ - * mn € r . e _ 7. e <a « ~~ a —_- a al ~ = - > - = —* * * - * - t . ‘ m --> — Sao tel . - _ - - ar ew o- So ae eo . et — ‘- ee ~~ oe “a - 7 . = - > “ > = . - w~ + “y —- ai fs appalling tragedy—but at the same | ©OU7*!"8 logge i ge SP ii ; oes Ppaing i i eth neta cakes Gondibert, the second sentinel, was : ¢: truth fully known, immense extenua- | "°X* TRPTENIEG 3/800 tp Barend 16 he ae tion would be diservered on behalf of | cccatci ea CS chaaeg ean ke wig ALY y ott aiehaetniitn- entathow? taken place between him and Linda in meh): respect to the Lady Satanais and the a ‘And is the truth thus fully known | Ludy Gloria: that in the course of this i‘ ¥ to you!’ inquired the magistrate, his | ¢onyersation, Linda had informed him Ad sha) tone and manner relaxing in their seve-| that Satanais was at that very moment i cat bi rity: for he was naturally of a kind dis-| wiih her sister: that Linda had even tint ia my position, and when the fist feelings of | appeared surprised that he had not re- te i a anger were somewhat subdued, he could | celved intelligence of this fact from the 1 an not help experiencing a sentiment of | preceding sentinel; that he had seen ‘ae admiration with regard to the fidelity | Sutanais come from the chamber, and au and devotedness of the two damsels to- that she had indeed spoken to him; but +e wards their mistress. he would swear as a soldier, a man, and ‘The circumstances attendant upon _a Christian, that he had not seen Gloria the deplorable tragedy are all unknown | emerge from the apartment, nor was it to as,’ said Beatrice, in answer to the! possible for her to have glided forth query put by the venerable functionary: | without being perceived by him. ‘but we imagine ourselves to be suffi- | The landlord and the landlady were ciently acquainted with our beloved mis- | now summoned to the room where this tress to justify the positive averment. investigation was taking pluce ; and they that no human patience nor endurance were equally unable to throw any light could have remained proof against the vpon the mysterious escape of Gloria. provocation afforded by the page who ‘he landlord declared that he had en- ° . — as « > - _— o-* < eg = 7 Tr. “pease ew - comicbooks.com