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Chapter 100

           Tothequestion,"Whohasdonethis?"shewasonlyabletoanswer,"Diaz—Diaz!"

           ItwasthelastutteranceofIsidoraCovarubiodelosLlanos!

           Asthespiritoftheunhappyseñoritapassedintoeternity,alongwithitwentallrancourfromthatofhermorefortunaterival.Therecanbenojealousyofthedead.ThatofLadyGeraldwasatrest,andforever.

           Itwassucceededbyastrongsympathyfortheill-fatedIsidora;whosestoryshenowbettercomprehended.Sheevenassistedherlordinthesaddlingofhisred-baysteed,andencouragedhiminthepursuitoftheassassin.

           Shejoyedtoseethelatterledbackattheendofalazo—heldinthehandofherhusband;andrefusedtointerfere,whenabandofRegulators,calledhastilytogether,dealtoutsummarychastisement—byhanginghimtoatree!

           Itwasnotcruelty—onlyacrudekindofjustice:—"aneyeforaneye,andatoothforatooth."

           Andwhatapoorcompensationitseemed,tothosewhohadtakenpartinexactingit!

           Astheystoodgazingupontheremainsofthevillain,andhisvictim—theswarthruffiandanglingfromthebranchabove,andthefairformlyingunderneath—theheartsoftheTexansweretouched—asperhapstheyhadneverbeenbefore.

           Therewasastrangethoughtpassingthroughtheirminds;asadnessindependentofthatcausedbythespectacleofamurder.Itwasregretathavingsohastilydespatchedtheassassin!

           Beautiful,evenindeath,wasIsidora.Suchfeaturesasshepossessed,owenoteverythingtothelightoflife.

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