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Chapter 17

           

           TheveryideaseemedtoendorseMargaret’smagnificenttributetoherpurpose,andhelpedtocalmmytroubledspirit.

           Thenandthere,withthisfeelingstronguponme,IdeterminedtowarnMargaretandherfatherofdirepossibilities;andtoawait,aswellcontentasIcouldinmyignorance,thedevelopmentofthingsoverwhichIhadnopower.

           IreturnedtothehouseinadifferentframeofmindtothatinwhichIhadleftit;andwasenchantedtofindMargarettheoldMargaretwaitingforme.

           Afterdinner,whenIwasaloneforatimewiththefatheranddaughter,Iopenedthesubject,thoughwithconsiderablehesitation:

           "Woulditnotbewelltotakeeverypossibleprecaution,incasetheQueenmaynotwishwhatwearedoing,withregardtowhatmayoccurbeforetheExperiment;andatorafterherwaking,ifitcomesoff?"Margaret’sanswercamebackquickly;soquicklythatIwasconvincedshemusthavehaditreadyforsomeone:

           "Butshedoesapprove!Surelyitcannotbeotherwise.Fatherisdoing,withallhisbrainsandallhisenergyandallhisgreatcourage,justexactlywhatthegreatQueenhadarranged!"

           "But,"Ianswered,"thatcanhardlybe.Allthatshearrangedwasinatombhighupinarock,inadesertsolitude,shutawayfromtheworldbyeveryconceivablemeans.Sheseemstohavedependedonthisisolationtoinsureagainstaccident.

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