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"At her present residence, of course," I replied "You have but to go

thither and ask for her This very path will lead you within sight of

the house; so I wish you good-er "The course you

indicate would certainly be the proper one, in an ordinary

call But my business is private, personal, and somewhat peculiar

Now, in a coe that any little

occurrence is likely to be discussed rather more minutely than would

quite suit my views I refer solely tothat it would be other than a matter of entire

indifference to the lady In short, I especially desire to see her in

private If her habits are such as I have known them, she is probably

often to be met with in the woods, or by the river-side; and I think

you could do me the favor to point out soht be fortunate enough to gain an interview"

I reflected that it would be quite a supererogatory piece of Quixotisuardianship of Zenobia, who, for my pains,

would only make me the butt of endless ridicule, should the fact ever

coe I therefore described a spot which, as often as

any other, was Zenobia's resort at this period of the day; nor was it