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had already been a subject of some sur-
prise to several in the neighbourhood.
* Charles,” said Rosa, “ we had left
our dear Dame, and now she is gone
away, and we do not know where to
find her: perhaps,” added she, yielding
to a fresh burst of grief, “ she is dead,
and we shall never see her again; for
you know, Charles, she is very old.
How cruel were we to leave her so long!”

The idea that some accident or dis-
aster might have befallen her in the
interval of their absence, brought with
it such an accession of agony, that
Peribanou was for some time unable to
pacify her, though she more than once
assured her that no exertions should be
spared for the discovery of her worthy
old friend: ‘“ besides, you must re-

member