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           ItookthehandofElizabeth."Youaresorrowful,mylove.Ah!IfyouknewwhatIhavesufferedandwhatImayyetendure,youwouldendeavourtoletmetastethequietandfreedomfromdespairthatthisonedayatleastpermitsmetoenjoy."

           "Behappy,mydearVictor,"repliedElizabeth;"thereis,Ihope,nothingtodistressyou;andbeassuredthatifalivelyjoyisnotpaintedinmyface,myheartiscontented.Somethingwhisperstomenottodependtoomuchontheprospectthatisopenedbeforeus,butIwillnotlistentosuchasinistervoice.Observehowfastwemovealongandhowtheclouds,whichsometimesobscureandsometimesriseabovethedomeofMontBlanc,renderthissceneofbeautystillmoreinteresting.Lookalsoattheinnumerablefishthatareswimmingintheclearwaters,wherewecandistinguisheverypebblethatliesatthebottom.Whatadivineday!Howhappyandsereneallnatureappears!"

           ThusElizabethendeavouredtodivertherthoughtsandminefromallreflectionuponmelancholysubjects.Buthertemperwasfluctuating;joyforafewinstantsshoneinhereyes,butitcontinuallygaveplacetodistractionandreverie.

           Thesunsanklowerintheheavens;wepassedtheriverDranceandobserveditspaththroughthechasmsofthehigherandtheglensofthelowerhills.TheAlpsherecomeclosertothelake,andweapproachedtheamphitheatreofmountainswhichformsitseasternboundary.ThespireofEvianshoneunderthewoodsthatsurroundeditandtherangeofmountainabovemountainbywhichitwasoverhung.

           Thewind,whichhadhithertocarriedusalongwithamazingrapidity,sankatsunsettoalightbreeze;thesoftairjustruffledthewaterandcausedapleasantmotionamongthetreesasweapproachedtheshore,fromwhichitwaftedthemostdelightfulscentofflowersandhay.