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Chapter 25

           Butasthetworodeon,backtoback,goinginoppositedirections,neithercouldrestrainherselffromturningroundinthesaddle,andsnatchingasecondglanceattheother.

           Theirreflectionswerenotverydissimilar:ifLouisePoindexterhadalreadylearntsomethingoftheindividualthusencountered,thelatterwasnotaltogetherignorantofherexistence.

           Weshallnotattempttoportraythethoughtsoftheseñoritaconsequentonthatencounter.Sufficeittosay,thatthoseoftheCreolewereevenmoresombrethanwhenshesalliedforthonthaterrandofinspection;andthattheyoungmistressofCasadelCorvorodebacktothemansion,allthewayseatedinhersaddleinanattitudethatbetokenedthedeepestdejection.

           "Beautiful!"saidshe,afterpassinghersupposedrivalupontheroad."Yes;toobeautifultobehisfriend!"

           Louisewasspeakingtoherownconscience;orshemighthavebeenmorecharyofherpraise.

           "Icannothaveanydoubt,"continuedshe,"oftherelationshipthatexistsbetweenthemHelovesher!helovesher!Itaccountsforhiscoldindifferencetome?I’vebeenmadtoriskmyheart’shappinessinsuchanill-starredentanglement!

           "Andnowtodisentangleit!Nowtobanishhimfrommythoughts!Ah!’tiseasilysaid!CanI?"

           "Ishallseehimnomore.That,atleast,ispossible.Afterwhathasoccurred,hewillnotcometoourhouse.Wecanonlymeetbyaccident;andthataccidentImustbecarefultoavoid

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