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Chapter XXXVI

           AndifIdidwhatthen?Godblesshim!Whatthen?Whowouldbehurtbymyoncemoretastingthelifehisglancecangiveme? Irave:perhapsatthismomentheiswatchingthesunriseoverthePyrenees,oronthetidelessseaofthesouth." 

           Ihadcoastedalongthelowerwalloftheorchardturneditsangle:therewasagatejustthere,openingintothemeadow,betweentwostonepillarscrownedbystoneballs. FrombehindonepillarIcouldpeeproundquietlyatthefullfrontofthemansion. Iadvancedmyheadwithprecaution,desiroustoascertainifanybedroomwindow-blindswereyetdrawnup:battlements,windows,longfrontallfromthisshelteredstationwereatmycommand. 

           ThecrowssailingoverheadperhapswatchedmewhileItookthissurvey.Iwonderwhattheythought. TheymusthaveconsideredIwasverycarefulandtimidatfirst,andthatgraduallyIgrewveryboldandreckless. Apeep,andthenalongstare;andthenadeparturefrommynicheandastrayingoutintothemeadow;andasuddenstopfullinfrontofthegreatmansion,andaprotracted,hardygazetowardsit. "Whataffectationofdiffidencewasthisatfirst?"theymighthavedemanded;"whatstupidregardlessnessnow?" 

           Hearanillustration,reader. 

           Aloverfindshismistressasleeponamossybank;hewishestocatchaglimpseofherfairfacewithoutwakingher. Hestealssoftlyoverthegrass,carefultomakenosound;hepausesfancyingshehasstirred:hewithdraws:notforworldswouldhebeseen. 

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