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French centre。 Before I was well aware of the locality�察�I was hailed by a 

sharp voice in French�察�

     ;Come here�察�sir� ─�

     I obeyed�察�and advanced to the side of a little man in a cocked hat。 

     ;Has Grouchy come�拭─�

     ;Not yet�察�sire�察─�I replied��for it was the Emperor。 

     ;Ha� ─�he said suddenly�察�bending his piercing eyes on my uniform�察 �a 

prisoner�拭─�

     ;No�察�sire�察─�I said�察�proudly。 

     ;A spy�拭─�

     I   placed   my   hand   upon   my   sword�察  �but   a   gesture   from   the   Emperor 

bade me forbear。 

     ;You are a brave man�察─�he said。 

     I took my snuff´box from my pocket�察�and�察�taking a pinch�察�replied by 

handing it�察�with a bow�察�to the Emperor。 

     His quick eye   caught the cipher   on the lid。   ;What� �a D'Enville�拭  �Ha� �

this   accounts    for  the  purity   of  your   accent。   Any   relation    to  Roderick 

d'Enville�拭─�

     ;My father�察�sire。; 

     ;He was my school´fellow at the Ecole Polytechnique。 Embrace me� ─�

And   the   Emperor   fell   upon   my   neck   in   the   presence   of   his   entire   staff。 

Then�察    �recovering     himself�察   �he   gently    placed    in   my    hand    his   own 

magnificent snuff´box�察�in exchange for mine�察�and hanging upon my breast 

the cross of the Legion of Honor which he took from his own�察�he bade one 

of his Marshals conduct me back to my regiment。 

     I was so intoxicated with the honor of which I had been the recipient�察�

that   on   reaching   our   lines   I   uttered   a   shout   of   joy   and   put   spurs   to   my 

horse。 The intelligent animal seemed to sympathize with my feelings�察�and 

fairly flew over the ground。 On a rising eminence a few yards before me 



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stood   a   gray´haired   officer�察  �surrounded   by   his   staff。   I   don't   know   what 

possessed me�察�but putting spurs to my horse�察�I rode at him boldly�察�and with 

one bound cleared him�察�horse and all。 A shout of indignation arose from 

the assembled staff。 I wheeled suddenly�察�with the intention of apologizing�察�

but my   mare   misunderstood   me�察 �and�察�again   dashing forward�察 �once   more 

vaulted   over   the   head   of   the   officer�察  �this   time   unfortunately   uncovering 

him by a vicious kick of her hoof。 ;Seize him� ─�roared the entire army。 I 

was   seized。 As   the   soldiers   led   me   away�察  �I   asked   the   name   of   the   gray´ 

haired officer。 ;Thatwhy�察�that's the DUKE OF WELLINGTON� ─�

     I fainted。 

       * * * * * * 

     For six months I had brain´fever。 During my illness ten grapeshot were 

extracted   from   my   body   which   I   had   unconsciously   received   during   the 

battle。   When   I   opened   my   eyes   I   met   the   sweet   glance   of   a   Sister   of 

Charity。 

     ;Blanche� ─�I stammered feebly。 

     ;The same�察─�she replied。 

     ;You here�拭─�

     ;Yes�察  �dear�察  �but   hush�   �It's   a   long   story。   You   see�察  �dear   Terence�察  �your 

grandfather married my great´aunt's sister�察�and your father again married 

my grandmother's niece�察�who�察�dying without a will�察�was�察�according to the 

French law; 

     ;But I do not comprehend�察─�I said。 

     ;Of course not�察─�said Blanche�察�with her old sweet smile�察 �you've had 

brain´fever�察�so go to sleep。; 

     I   understood�察  �however�察  �that   Blanche   loved   me�察  �and   I   am   now�察  �dear 

reader�察   �Sir   Terence    Sackville�察    �K。   C。  B。�察  �and   Lady    Blanche     is  Lady 

Sackville。 



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                  SELINA SEDILIA。 



BY MISS M。 E。 BDDN AND MRS。 HNY W 

                                   D。 



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                                     CHAPTER I。 



       The    sun   was    setting   over   Sloperton     Grange�察    �and   reddened     the 

window       of  the  lonely   chamber     in  the   western    tower�察  �supposed     to  be 

haunted by Sir Edward Sedilia�察�the founder of the Grange。 In the dreamy 

distance arose the gilded mausoleum of Lady Felicia Sedilia�察�who haunted 

that portion of Sedilia Manor�察�known as ;Stiff´uns Acre。; A little to the left 

of the Grange might have been seen a mouldering ruin�察�known as ;Guy's 

Keep�察─  �haunted   by   the   spirit   of   Sir   Guy   Sedilia�察  �who   was   found�察  �one 

morning�察�crushed by one of the fallen battlements。 Yet�察�as the setting sun 

gilded   these   objects�察  �a   beautiful   and   almost   holy   calm   seemed   diffused 

about the Grange。 

     The Lady Selina sat by an oriel window�察�overlooking the park。 The sun 

sank gently in the bosom of the German Ocean�察�and yet the lady did not 

lift   her   beautiful   head   from   the   finely   curved   arm   and   diminutive   hand 

which   supported   it。   When   darkness   finally   shrouded   the   landscape   she 

started�察   �for  the  sound    of  horse´hoofs     clattered   over   the   stones   of  the 

avenue。 She had scarcely risen before an aristocratic young man fell on his 

knees before her。 

     ;My Selina� ─�

     ;Edgardo� �You here�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�dearest。; 

     ;Andyouyouhaveseen           nothing�拭─    �said   the  lady   in  an  agitated 

voice and nervous manner�察�turning her face aside to conceal her emotion。 

     ;Nothingthat is nothing of any account�察─�said Edgardo。 ;I passed the 

ghost   of   your   aunt   in   the   park�察  �noticed   the   spectre   of   your   uncle   in   the 

ruined keep�察�and observed the familiar features of the spirit of your great´ 

grandfather at his usual post。 But nothing beyond these trifles�察�my Selina。 

Nothing more�察�love�察�absolutely nothing。; 

     The young man turned his dark liquid orbs fondly upon the ingenuous 

face of his betrothed。 

     ;My own Edgardo��and you still love me�拭�You still would marry me 

in   spite   of   this   dark   mystery   which   surrounds   me�拭  �In   spite   of   the   fatal 

history of my race�拭�In spite of the ominous predictions of my aged nurse�拭─�



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     ;I   would�察  �Selina;�察  �and   the   young   man   passed   his   arm   around   her 

yielding waist。 The two lovers gazed at each other's faces in unspeakable 

bliss。 Suddenly Selina started。 

     ;Leave     me�察  �Edgardo�    �leave   me�   �A   mysterious     somethinga     fatal 

misgivinga dark ambiguityan equivocal mistrust oppresses me。 I would 

be alone� ─�

     The young man arose�察�and cast a loving glance on the lady。 ;Then we 

will be married on the seventeenth。; 

     ;The seventeenth�察─�repeated Selina�察�with a mysterious shudder。 

     They embraced and parted。 As the clatter of hoofs in the court´ yard 

died away�察�the Lady Selina sank into the chair she had just quitted。 

     ;The seventeenth�察─�she repeated slowly�察�with the same fateful shudder。 

;Ah��what if he should know that I have another husband living�拭�Dare I 

reveal to him that I have two legitimate and three natural children�拭�Dare I 

repeat to him the history of my youth�拭�Dare I confess that at the age of 

seven I poisoned my sister�察�by putting verdigris in her cream´tarts��that I 

threw my cousin from a swing at the age of twelve�拭�That the lady's´maid 

who incurred the displeasure of my girlhood now lies at the bottom of the 

horse´ pond�拭�No� �no� �he is too pure��too good��too innocent�察�to hear such 

improper conversation� ─�and her whole body writhed as she rocked to and 

fro in a paroxysm of grief。 

    But she was soon calm。 Rising to her feet�察�she opened a secret panel in 

the wall�察�and revealed a slow´match ready for lighting。 

     ;This match�察─�said the Lady Selina�察 �is connected with a mine beneath 

the western to

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