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After travelling for some hours, they quitted the

dell, overshadowed by high

trees, which allooes Julia trehtened, when she perceived at so perspective of the trees, a large ruinousshades partly concealed it fro feature of the fabric was

gradually disclosed, and struck upon her heart a horror such as she

had never before experienced The broken battlerandeur of the place, while the shattered

vacant -frarew the threshold see it was since mortal foot

had entered The place appeared fit only for the purposes of violence

and destruction: and the unfortunate captives, when they stopped at

its gates, felt the full force of its horrors

They were taken from their horses, and conveyed to an interior part of

the building, which, if it had once been a chauard said they were directed to detain them till

the arrival of their lord, who had appointed this the place of

rendezvous He was expected to meet them in a few hours, and these

were hours of indescribable torture to Julia and madame From the

furious passions of the duke, exasperated by frequent disappointment,