The Works of George W. M. Reynolds — page 18: what you’re looking at

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REYNOLDS’ WORKS CHAPTER I A FRIEND IN NEED YEs, it was indeed Don Diego de Christoval who thus made his appearance. This, too, was the very band he had once commanded, though necessarily, during the interval of about five years since hc resigned his post, there had been changes as to a few individuals, wrought by violent death on the one hand and by fresh membership on the other. But six or seven males and two or three of the females were still the same whom Don Diego had known and who knew him. To all the rest was his name familiar as a loved and an honoured one; and thus was it that the moment it was | mentioned there was a general rush, prompted by enthu- siastic feelings, toward him. It was now the turn of Ramon de Collantes and all the members of the band, male and female, to be astonished at the recognition which took place between Don Diego Christoval and the captive lady, as the latter flew toward the former for protection. The Spanish nobleman shook her kindly by the hand. He could not forget that it was through her, on his arrival in England ten weeks back, he had obtained a clue to the discovery of Elizabeth Paton’s residence; and, moreover, he instantaneously knew, by the manner in which she bounded toward him, that she was the captive Englishwoman whom he had expected to find with the band. He was aware that his influence would suffice to effect her liberation, and he was well pleased at having the opportunity of rendering her a service. 1 COnNIEDOOKS (©)