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Escape

           LorddeWinterhadannouncedherembarkationforthetwenty-third,anditwasnowthemorningofthetwenty-second.

           Neverthelessshestillwaitedpatientlytillthehourfordinner.

           Althoughshehadeatennothinginthemorning,thedinnerwasbroughtinatitsusualtime.Miladythenperceived,withterror,thattheuniformofthesoldierswhoguardedherwaschanged.

           ThensheventuredtoaskwhathadbecomeofFelton.

           Shewastoldthathehadleftthecastleanhourbeforeonhorseback.Sheinquiredifthebaronwasstillatthecastle.Thesoldierrepliedthathewas,andthathehadgivenorderstobeinformediftheprisonerwishedtospeaktohim.

           Miladyrepliedthatshewastooweakatpresent,andthatheronlydesirewastobeleftalone.

           Thesoldierwentout,leavingthedinnerserved.

           Feltonwassentaway.Themarineswereremoved.Feltonwasthenmistrusted.

           Thiswasthelastblowtotheprisoner.

           Leftalone,shearose.Thebed,whichshehadkeptfromprudenceandthattheymightbelieveherseriouslywounded,burnedherlikeabedoffire.Shecastaglanceatthedoor;thebaronhadhadaplanknailedoverthegrating.Henodoubtfearedthatbythisopeningshemightstillbysomediabolicalmeanscorruptherguards.

           Miladysmiledwithjoy.Shewasfreenowtogivewaytohertransportswithoutbeingobserved.Shetraversedherchamberwiththeexcitementofafuriousmaniacorofatigressshutupinanironcage.CERTES,iftheknifehadbeenleftinherpower,shewouldnowhavethought,notofkillingherself,butofkillingthebaron.

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