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The castle was buried in sleep when Ferdinand again joined his sisters

in madame's apartment With anxious curiosity they followed hi with tapestry Ferdinand carefully sounded

the hich cos From one part

of it a sound was returned, which convinced hi

less solid than stone He removed the tapestry, and behind it

appeared, to his inexpressible satisfaction, a serness, he undrew the bolts, and was rushing

forward, when he perceived that a lock withheld his passage The keys

of madame and his sisters were applied in vain, and he was compelled

to subratulated

hi the door

He stood gazing on the door, and inwardly la, when a low hollow

sound was heard from beneath E with apprehension, listened in profound silence A

footstep was distinctly heard, as if passing through the apartment

below, after which all was still Ferdinand, fired by this

confirain

tried to burst his way, but it resisted all the efforts of his