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Instructions, promised 10 return vi llo
.ow, went with him to Paimpol, hired a
ark, and, the weather having become quite
inc, in a few hours reached Brehat.
A wall OF orumbling granite e%nclrcles the
principal island, and allows nothing to be
zen from the sea but the submits OF numer-
Gus small hills, always crowned with rocks
YOU advance inland, however, the country
more pleasing. In few parts OF
France, indeed, ia the soil more industriously
made use Of. The fields extend to the very
base Of the rocks, and are covered with a rlch
vegetation. Between them run narrow path
wavs, quite sufficient for the use OF a district
winch contains not a single cart nor even a
single horse. There are a good many COWS
and carriage is performed by means of asses.
II imlets. composed Of neat aud clean houses,
with names ending in 80 ker, and sec,
are scattered hero and there. The most con
ia called LIE BOurg and 1t was
towards this. that | directed my steps from
the landing place.
There was Of course no hotel or respectable
inu of any kind, Int | managed to obtain hos
|pittlity in Il cabaret, where | saw some SAL,
ors drinking. The hostess was q surly old
lady who looked at me askance as | consumed
an early dinner for which | had promised to
nav we'll. She could not mako out what |
wanted at Bourg but did not choose to in
dulre in any inquiries. | was obliged to be-
Gin the conversation myself, and soon found
that without plump questioning should
mover reach the point aimed at. ! hau
asked who were tho principal inhabitants OF
the island had been asked in return what
wanted to know for : At length, ! boldly
mentioned the name of NJ. Bose, and succeed
cd IN learning that he had gone to France,
perhaps to Paris.
" And Madeleine said !
The old lady came and stood full before me
and looked, with something like fury in my
countenancc.
e. What business had |, - che at length
asked, &" to speak of the bride Of Kerwareva ~
These words at once told me that poor Cor
uic's fate was, in reality, decided. | roman
ct silent, and the hostess, thinking that shc
hld sufficiently rehukcd me, went AWAY to
attend to her domestic duties. But it seems
that her mind continued to work upon the
thoughts had suggested She came back to
me with a gentler expression Of countc-
nance, sat down near me, and said
" What curiosity can a stranger have about
the bride Of kcrwarcva ~
rcn}ied that I did not know what she
meant that | had once heard that NJ. Bosc
had a pretty daughter aud that | asked
about her, simply because ! had nothing else
to ask about.
- In that case, - replied she, " take my ad-
vice and Go not speak to any one else ~ this is
land. The friends Of NJ. Bose are numerous and
,uarrelsome. | have no time to tell YOU her
story now, hut | will say something about 1t
this evening, before you 90 to bed. If YOU
wish tosee her, 90 she added lowering her voice,
"take a brisk walk towards the northern part
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turf . hon trn nror,nnus hIonLs nf 1ranife
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rnn5 Cr tbo 80, ovnn9ta5 10 500 All
WAS SALIENT save when the thonsand mnrmnr.
NJ ~, g, ,.s an eyorr s,do ,roro hnrne aInng
hv crst ~, ,r;nj Iadrancad sIorIy hotyoa5o
the sST,m,nr walls. meeting with no obstacle
hut Soma bn,a stones ronTrded bv the con.
tinn,l action of the water which at present.
bawrycr Yeas nr hsnaath %oon a tkind Of
,Yhtorranc,n roar warned me to be cautious
and nreseutlv | saw a vast ahvss omen bofor,
me, descending TO invisible drEEths and widen
ing towards the beach below. where thu
water at its lowest ebb was playing in tn,
light Of the sun. now far down towards tn,
horizon. Across the centre of the gulf lay
huge block Of stone, like a bridge. which, a
| afterwards learned, is ever lifted up by tn
a., high tide as 1t rushes in. and ever falls bacl
into its old place as solid and firm as ever.
1t was EASY to see that it was impossible t
approach the Peacock Hollow EXCEPT hv tn
way | had come. The huge rocks, inclinin
: inward. rose far overhead not even a .oa
, could have moved along their surface.
- began to fear some catastrophe, but, on look
| NJ back, suddenly saw Il light, graceful
figure, clothed in white, advancing ny tn
way | htt come | made myself small agtiu-
tho rock 20 lot II unzs lhrre yna no don't