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page He was a tall and well-formed man, and fine-looking, THRICE WEDDED. 85 He could but obey; besides, his curiosity was excited to ex- plore still farther this underground palace, with its beau- teous maidens, secret passages, and elegant appointments. The youth led him through spacious halls, hung hke the room he had just left, with tapestry, and lighted by chan- deliers of strange forms and devices, until at length stop- ping, he parted some rich and heavy curtains, and bade our hero enter. | The page then turned and disappeared. Robert found himself in a chamber scarcely less elegant than the room he had just left. A luxurious bed stood at one side, and was hung with curtains of white silk, looped with cord and tassels of gold. The room contained everything that the most fastididus could desire, either for comfort or luxury. Books, richly bound, were scattered in profusion upon a marble table, and Ib being early inthe evening, Robert amused himself an hour or two with these, and then retired to rest; and being much fatigued with the efforts of the day, he slept soundly until morning. CHAPTER XIII. CONSPIRACY. The next morning Robert arose, and found a perfumed bath and all the dainty appointments of a toilet awaiting him, After performing his ablutions, ad dressing him- self with great care, he sat down to await a summons to the morning meal. Almost immediately a page appeared, and conducted him into a room hung with green and gilt, where a table, spread for two, contained an inviting repast served upon dishes of silver. The page conducted Robert to a seat, and then placed - himself, as the other had done, behind his chair. Presently another man entered, likewise followed by a though his face was somewhat bronzed, and his beard was long, black, and very heavy, giving him a rather fierce ex- pression. He was clad in a suit of rich green velvet, ornamented comicbooks (E(@)