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When Julio left the cellar for the purpose of procuring bread, Geroniratitude to God, to return thanks for

the unexpected deliverance

Julio had said "soon," but an hour passed, then another, then an to take possession of Geronimo's mind Had an

accident happened to Julio? Had he perhaps cruelly abandoned his victier would kill him

whoer had spared?

The unfortunate cavalier had no ht of time

What in the iht in reality be only a few hours, and the promised bread would soon

appear to his eyes as the star of safety--in a quarter of an hour, in a

ht to endure patiently the pangs of

hunger He put his ear to the keyhole and ceased breathing that he htest sound Alas! hour after hour passed in unbroken

silence Although Geroni sufferings were to hie of

tiht that Julio would

not bring hiive hirees di er deceive either his body or his mind;