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Chapter 60

           "Ishouldhavekilledheruponthespot!ShallIgoback,anddarehertodeadlystrife?"

           "IfIkilledher,whatwoulditavail?Itcouldnotwinmebackhisheart—lost,lost,withouthope!Yes;thosewordswerefromthesecretdepthsofhissoul;whereherimagealonehasfoundanabidingplace!Oh!thereisnohopeforme!

           "’Tishewhoshoulddie;hewhohascausedmyruin.IfIkillhim?Ah,then;whatwouldlifebetome?Promthathouranendlessanguish!

           "Oh!itisanguishnow!Icannotendureit.Icanthinkofnosolace—ifnotinrevenge.Notonlyshe,healso—bothmustdie!

           "Butnotyet—nottillheknow,bywhosehanditisdone.Oh!heshallfeelhispunishment,andknowwhenceitcomes.MotherofGod,strengthenmetotakevengeance!"

           Shelancestheflankofherhorse,andspurshim,uptheslopeoftheravine.

           Onreachingtheupperplain,shedoesnotstop—evenfortheanimaltobreatheitself—butgoesonatarecklessgait,andinadirectionthatappearsundetermined.Neitherhandnorvoiceareexertedintheguidanceofhersteed—onlythespurtourgehimon.

           Lefttohimself,hereturnsinthetrackbywhichhecame.ItleadstotheLeona.Isitthewayheiswantedtogo?

           Hisriderseemsneithertoknownorcare.

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