fervice by his eyes: but when, having difgorged the water he had fwallowed, and felt the re-vivifying influence of the fun's rays, he gradually recovered a little ftrength and the ufe of his tongue, he endeavoured to speak his fenfe of the obligation conferred upon him: "Gene"rous mortal!" faid he, " or rather guardian angel! why does your bea66 ver conceal from me the features of my benefactor? Deny me no longer "the happiness of knowing the Knight "to whom I owe a life which I fhould "glory in laying down for him." Sigifmond stopped; the Knight hesitated long; at length he took off his helmet, threw it on the ground, and clasping his hands fell on his knees at the Count's fide. Sigifmond gazed with aftonishment and horror." Yes, my Lord," exclaimed the Knight, "it is the wretched "Egremont, he deferves death, he begs. 66 it -C 5

"it of you."" Wretch !" cried the Count, raising himself from the ground to a fitting pofture, "after the "cruel injury you have done me, after "the fhame you have caft upon me, *have you alfo dared to follow and "poifon the air I breathe? I fwear"I" Egremont did not give him time to finish his imprecation: fhocked, depreffed, and awed, he took up his helmet and haftened from the beach. "Alas!" faid he, as he withdrew, "I "know the Count is by nature gentle "and generous; I, I am to blame; my "weakness has ill requited his favours. "Noble Sigifmond, your refentment is "juft; and were I alone unhappy, as I "alone am guilty, far from fhunning the "effects of your anger I would provoke "the blow, and my defperate hand "fhould aid you to complete your vengeance. Oh Hippolita ! oh my child!

❝dear

"dear objects of my foul! gladly would "I die, could my death be useful to 63 you. Heaven grant that I may one

"day, by my actions, overcome the "hatred of the beloved enemy whose "prejudices I have to combat, and re"ftore that peace of which I robbed you "all in a moment of weakness."

CHAP. II.

Upon the corner of the moon
There hangs a vap'rous drop, profound;
I'll catch it ere it come to ground:
And that diftill'd by magic flights
Shall raife fuch artificial sprights,
As by the ftrength of their illufion
Shall draw him on to his confusion.

TOURVILLE, after Dagobert left him, led the guards from place to place, at a hand gallop, then difperfed them under pretence of rendering the search more general, and quitting them took the road to Angers, through the forest of Mont Grand, attended by a fingle fquire.

The night came on, it was dark and cold, the fquire fhivered and spoke to himself through his teeth: "What's the

"matter,

ແ matter, Joey?" said the Knight, “ you "don't feem pleased." "Nothing,

your honour!" replied the fquire, "only I have got a little beyond the age "that is pleased with adventures.

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begin to like my ease, and the road we "have taken tells me I fhall have a bad "fupper and a worfe lodging. "place has not a good name: it is faid "to be haunted by fpirits and goblins; "they tell ftrange ftories about it.""Who believes fuch foolish tales ?" faid Tourville: "can you be afraid?""No "more afraid than other folks," replied Joey; "the prudent man is not a coward: 66 we fhall fee."

As they proceeded, the thickness of the forest increafing the darkness of the night, the travellers could not fee the path before them, and were going to dif mount, not being able to go on, when they fuddenly faw a brilliant light at a

distance,