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He found Mada his return in the

most painful anxiety; and, thus disappointed in all his endeavours to

penetrate the secret of these buildings, and fatigued with fruitless

search, he resolved to suspend farther enquiry

When he related the circumstances of his late adventure, the terror of

Eree that overcame every

prudent consideration Their apprehension of the , and they resolved no longer to remain

in apartes to their fancy

Madame de Menon almost equally alare and unaccountable circun It was resolved, therefore, that on the following

day madame should acquaint the marchioness with such particulars of

the late occurrence as their purpose e of the hidden door, and the incidents

immediately dependant on it; and that e

of apartly waited on the

listened to the account at first with surprise, and afterwards with

indifference, condescended to reprove

superstitious belief in theas fanciful the circu, on account of the numerous visitants at the castle, the

request preferred to her

It is true the castle was croith visitors; the former apartments

of Madame de Menon were the only ones unoccupied, and these were in