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Chapter 69

           Nooneknowswhere;noonehastherighttoinquire.

           Louiseconfinesherselftoherownroom,thoughnotcontinuously.Therearetimeswhenshemaybeseenascendingtotheazoteaaloneandinsilentmeditation.

           There,nearertoHeaven,sheseekssolaceforthesorrowsthathaveassailedheruponEarththelossofabelovedbrotherthefearoflosingonefarmorebeloved,thoughinadifferentsenseperhaps,alittlealso,thethoughtofascandalalreadyattachingtohername.

           Ofthesethreesorrowsthesecondisthestrongest.Thelastbutlittletroublesher;andthefirst,forawhilekeenlyfelt,isgraduallygrowingcalmer.

           Butthesecondthesupremepainofallisbutstrengthenedandintensifiedbytime!

           SheknowsthatMauriceGeraldisshutupwithinthewallsofaprisonthestrongwallsofamilitaryguard-house.

           Itisnottheirstrengththatdismaysher.Onthecontrary,shehasfearsfortheirweakness!

           Shehasreasonsforherapprehension.Shehasheardoftherumoursthatareabroad;rumoursofsinistersignificance.Shehasheardtalkofasecondtrial,underthepresidencyofJudgeLynchandhisrudecoadjutorsnotthesameJudgeLynchwhoofficiatedintheAlamo,norallofthesamejury;butacourtstilllessscrupulousthanthatoftheRegulators;composedoftheruffianism,thatatanyhourcanbecollectedwithintheboundsofabordersettlementespeciallywhenproximatetoamilitarypost.

           Thereportsthathavethusgoneabroadaretosomeasubjectofsurprise.

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