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Chapter 59

           Withaloveunhallowed,thewilloftheEgyptianqueenwasnotmoreimperiousthanisthatoftheAmericanCreole,whenstirredbyitsholiestpassion.Itacknowledgesnorightofcontradiction—regardsnoobstructionsavedeath.

           Itisaspiritrareuponearth.Initstranquilstate,softastheraysoftheAurora—pureastheprayerofachild;butwhenstirredbylove,—orratherbyitstooconstantconcomitant—itbecomesproudandperilousasthelightofLucifer!

           OfthisspiritLouisePoindexterwasthetruesttype.Wherelovewasthelure,towishwastohave,orperishintheattempttoobtain.Jealousyrestingupondoubtwasneitherpossibletohernature,orcompatiblewithherexistence.Shemustfindproofstodestroy,orconfirmit—proofsstrongerthanthosealreadysuppliedbythecontentsofthestrayedepistle,which,afterall,wereonlypresumptive.

           Armedwiththis,shewasinapositiontoseekthem;andtheyweretobesoughtupontheAlamo.

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           Thefirsthourofsunrisesawherinthesaddle,ridingoutfromtheenclosuresofCasadelCorvo,andtakingatrailacrosstheprairiealreadyknowntoher.

           Onpassingmanyaspot,endearedtoher—sacredbysomeofthesweetestsouvenirsofherlife—herthoughtsexperiencedmorethanonerevulsion.

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