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Captivity: The Second Day

           Shethenhadoneofthosesuddeninspirationswhichonlypeopleofgeniusreceiveingreatcrises,insuprememomentswhicharetodecidetheirfortunesortheirlives.

           Thosetwowords,YOURMASS,andasimpleglancecastuponFelton,revealedtoheralltheimportanceofthereplyshewasabouttomake;butwiththatrapidityofintelligencewhichwaspeculiartoher,thisreply,readyarranged,presenteditselftoherlips:

           "I?"saidshe,withanaccentofdisdaininunisonwiththatwhichshehadremarkedinthevoiceoftheyoungofficer,"I,sir?MYMASS?LorddeWinter,thecorruptedCatholic,knowsverywellthatIamnotofhisreligion,andthisisasnarehewishestolayforme!"

           "Andofwhatreligionareyou,then,madame?"askedFelton,withanastonishmentwhichinspiteoftheempireheheldoverhimselfhecouldnotentirelyconceal.

           "Iwilltellit,"criedMilady,withafeignedexultation,"onthedaywhenIshallhavesufferedsufficientlyformyfaith."

           ThelookofFeltonrevealedtoMiladythefullextentofthespaceshehadopenedforherselfbythissingleword.

           Theyoungofficer,however,remainedmuteandmotionless;hislookalonehadspoken.

           "Iaminthehandsofmyenemies,"continuedshe,withthattoneofenthusiasmwhichsheknewwasfamiliartothePuritans."Well,letmyGodsaveme,orletmeperishformyGod!ThatisthereplyIbegyoutomaketoLorddeWinter.

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