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should never see her again.
The empress was in slippers, and robe
do mutt, and. as fate had determined that
this wellkept secret should not survive
the hour, ber majesty laid her arm within
that OF her supposed masquerade, and
led the way to the palace. She was wake.
ful, and wished TO be read 10 sleep
And,with many compliment 10 the beau
ty of her favOrte in male attire, and mas
ny a playful caress, she arrived at the
door Of the chamber.
But the marquis could go no farther.
He had hitherto been spared the embar
rassment of passing this sacred ihres-
hold, for the passee empress had secrets
Of toilette for the establishment of her
person, which. she trusted only TO the
eyes of an auiiquated attendant La
Chetardie had never passed beyond the
bOudoir which was between the ante
chamber and the bedroom, and the time
had come for the disclos ure Of his secret.
He fell On his knees and announced him
selfa man. .f
Fortunately they we're alone. Incred.
ulOus at first the Empress listened TO his
assevreatioDs, however, with more amuse
msnt than displeasure, and the immediate
delivery of the dispatches, with the
concentrations of the disguised embas-
sador BY his royal master of the forgv
ness and kIudness Of the Empress, am
ply secured his pardon. But il was on con
dition that he should resume his disguise
and remain in her service. .. p.
Alone in his tower, (for Nadege had
disappeared, and he knew enough of the
cruelty OF Elizabeth, TO dread the conse-
quences TO the poor girl, Of ventnring to
direct inquiries as to her faie) La Che.
tardie after week fell i'll; and fortunate !,
even at this price, 10 escape from the
silken fetters Of the enamored tzarine,
he departed under the care Of the impe
rial ply sician, fnl the more genial cline
OF France-not without reiterated promis
es Of return, however, and offers, in that
event Of unlimited wealth and advance
ment.
But, as the marquis made his way
slowly toward Vienna, CLEAN of hope
dawned on bis sadness. The Princess
Sophia Chrrlotte was newly affianced TO
George tho Third of England, and this
daughter Of The house Of Mecklenbsrg, had
been the playmate OfNadege, Stein, from
infancy till the tiHe when Nadege was
sent 10 the tzarine by the Duchess of
Mecklenberg. Making confident Of
the kind physician who accompanied him,
La Chetardie was confirmed, by the.
good mans better experience and knowl'
edge in the belief that Nadege had shar-
ed the same fate Of every female of The
couIt who had ever awakened the jeal-
ously Of the Empress.
She was doubtless exiled TO Siberia;
but as she had committed no voluntary
fault, it was probably without other pun
ishment; and, with playmate on the
throne OF England, she might be de-
manded and covered ere long, in all her
freshness and beauty. Yet the recent
fate ofthe fair Endoxle Lapoukin, who,
for an offence but little more distasteful
10 the tzariDe, had been pierced through
the tongue with hot iron, whipped with
the knout, and exiled to Siberia, hung
like cloud of evil angury over his
mind -.+ .
The Marquis suddenly determined that
he would see the affianced princess, and
plead with her for her friend, before the
splendors Of 4 lhroSe should make her in
accessible. The excitement of this hope
had given him new life, and he easily
persuaded his atteddan!, as they entered
the gates Of Vienna that he required his
attendance no farther. Alone, with his
own servants, he resumed his female at.
tire, and directed his course to Mecklen.
berg Strelitz. .a
The princess bad maintained an init.
mate correspondence with her playmate
up to the time Of her betrOthAl, and the
name of MademoiseIle de Beaumont
was passport enough. La Chetarde had
sent forward his servant, on arriving at
the town, in the neighborbood ofthe du-
cal residenc Snd the replyto his jnissive
was 6rough, back BY ons>ofthe9fficsrs in
attendance, with orders to conduct The
demoiselle to apartments in the castle
He was received with all honor al the pal
sce gate by chamberlain in waiting who
led the way to a suite Of rooms adjoin
ing those OF the princess, where, aftsl
being left alone a few minutes, he wa'
familiarly visited by the betrothed girl
| ond overwhelmed. as fOrmaTIv bV hel
friend, with most embarrassing caross
es. '2.' i8"i s&"z ssA e ~ oa4
In the next moment, however, th'
door was hastily flung open and Nadege
like a stream Of light, fed through III,
room, upon the neck Of the speeches
ard ovsTioyed Marquis;snd ended Wit
\ commissions ofmingled tears and laugh
ter. The moment that he could Olsen
gage himself from her arms, La Chetal
! die requested 10 be left for a nome 4
|. alone. He felt the danger and imPro