"But when I wish to see you so much, my darling Leoline," said the

count, with provoking indifference, "what does a little reluctance on

your part signify? Get your hood and mantle, my love--my horse awaits

us without--and let us fly where neither plague nor mortal man will

interrupt our nuptials!"

"Will no one take this man away?" she cried, looking helplessly round,

and wringing her hands.

"Certainly not, my dear--not even Sir Norman Kingsley! George, I am

afraid this pretty little vixen will not go peaceably; you had better

come in!"

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With a smile on his face, he took a step toward her. Shrieking wildly,

she darted across the room, and made for the door, just as somebody else

was entering it. The next instant, a shawl was thrown over her head,

her cries smothered in it, and she was lifted in a pair of strong arms,

carried down stairs, and out into the night.




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