In the Lucerne Patch.

           OurreadersmustnowallowustotransportthemagaintotheenclosuresurroundingM.deVillefort’shouse,and,behindthegate,halfscreenedfromviewbythelargechestnut-trees,whichonallsidesspreadtheirluxuriantbranches,weshallfindsomepeopleofouracquaintance.ThistimeMaximilianwasthefirsttoarrive.Hewasintentlywatchingforashadowtoappearamongthetrees,andawaitingwithanxietythesoundofalightsteponthegravelwalk.Atlength,thelong-desiredsoundwasheard,andinsteadofonefigure,ashehadexpected,heperceivedthattwowereapproachinghim.ThedelayhadbeenoccasionedbyavisitfromMadameDanglarsandEugenie,whichhadbeenprolongedbeyondthetimeatwhichValentinewasexpected.ThatshemightnotappeartofailinherpromisetoMaximilian,sheproposedtoMademoiselleDanglarsthattheyshouldtakeawalkinthegarden,beinganxioustoshowthatthedelay,whichwasdoubtlessacauseofvexationtohim,wasnotoccasionedbyanyneglectonherpart.Theyoungman,withtheintuitiveperceptionofalover,quicklyunderstoodthecircumstancesinwhichshewasinvoluntarilyplaced,andhewascomforted.Besides,althoughsheavoidedcomingwithinspeakingdistance,ValentinearrangedsothatMaximiliancouldseeherpassandrepass,andeachtimeshewentby,shemanaged,unperceivedbyhercompanion,tocastanexpressivelookattheyoungman,whichseemedtosay,"Havepatience!Youseeitisnotmyfault.

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