Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-09-02
CHAPTER VI

CHAP TEX vi.
The fy-catcher, who occasionally made
his appearance a, his grated window, SEEM
ed to take delight in watching the as1idu-
tiles Of Charney towards his favourite -
Tie had observed the Count compose his ce.
ment, weave his oser-work erect his pal.
isades and. admonshed by his own long
captivity Of the moral influence Of such
pursuits. readily conjectured that a whole
system Of philosophy was developing itself
in the mind Of his felow-prsoner.
One memorable day. a new face made It's
appearance at the Window female face.
fair and fresh and young The stranger
was a girl, whose demeanour appeared At
once timid and lively; modesiy regulated the
movements of her well-turned head, and the
brilliancy Of her animated eyes, whose
glances were yelled by long silken eyelashes
Of raven darkness As she stood behind
the heavy grating, on which her fair hand
bent Cor support, her brow inclining in the
shade as If in a medtative mood, she might
have stood for chas;e personihcation Of
the nymph Captivity. But when her brow
was upifled, and the joyous ligh, Of day
fell on her lovely counicnance, lhe harmo.
NhN SS'ShhJ hNi iN1ANifoI uCi hCllSuit
but brilliant complexion. proclaimed that
il was in the free air Of liberty she had been
nurtnred. not under the dispiriting nAu-
ence of the bolts and bars Of a dungeon
She was, perhaps, one Of those ,utelary an.
gels Of charity, whose lives are passed in
soothing the sick and solacing the captive
No 1.-THE instinct which brought the fair
stranger to Eenestrella was still more puts
SAINT .-even that of flal duty. Only daugh-
ter to Girardi the hy-catcher ,-Teresa had
abandoned the gay promenades and festiv-
tiles Of Turin. aud the banks Of the DORA.
Riparia, TO inhabit the cherries town of
Fenes,rela. not that her residence near the
fortress afforded free access 10 her father (.
for some time, she found il impossible TO
obtain momentary interview with the prs-
oner. But TO breathe the same air with
him, and think of him near to herself.
was some solace to her affection. This was
her first time Of admittance into the long.
interdicted citadel and such is the origin
Of the delight which Charney sees beaming
in her eyes, aud the colour which he OBJ
served mantling on her cheek Restored
TO the arms Of her father. Teresa Girardi
has indeed right to look gay. and glad,
and lovely
Il was a sentiment of curiosity which at
iracted her to the window; "a feeling OF
interest soon attaches her TO the spot. The
noble prisoner and his occupation excite
her attention; but finding herself noticed
in her turn, she tries to recede from obser-
! walton, as if convicted Of unbecoming bold
ness. Teresa has nothing to fear The
Count de Chsrney, engrossed by Picciola
and her flower-bud, has not thought to
throw away on any rival beauty
A week afterwards, when the young girl
was admitted to pay second visit to her
father, she turned her steps. almos, uncon.
sclously, towards the grated window for a
glimps, OF the prisoner; when Girardi. lay.
ing his hand upon her arm, exclaimed, -
"My felow-prisoner has not been near his
plant these three days The poor gentle
man must be seriously ILL.,"
"ill seriously ill !" exclaimed Teresa
: with emotion
IL have noticed more than one ply stefan
, travelling the court: aud from what can
learn from Ludovco, they agree only TO a
single point that the Count de Charney
: will die"
'DieP again reiterated the young girl, with
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p'es'e1 ~ ner couh y, unhappy
, ma asLS n "an men turning To-
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',yer s,n'ep, ,hanked ms gaoler' and,
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