Identifier: harpersnew0109various (find matches)
Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: various
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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and put the men of Landevennec intoit, with their arms beside them, theystaring at us with dull amazement. TheCountess Aziligz came out from thecastle with her two women. She was inher armor of pride this morning, • highand cold and proud and aloof. Therewas no color in her cheeks, and her eyeswhen she spoke looked over my head be-yond me. Again I thank you, my lord, saidshe, for this courtesy, which I shallever remember. It is but a tardy righting of a greatwrong, madame, said I. I deserve nokind word from you. I ask you only toremember that when I did the wrong1 was mad—and, perhaps, to rememberalso the cause of my madness. But at the boats side the CountessAzilicz raised her hand to her bosom. The red jewel! said she, which Iwear at my breast. It has been left inthe tower chamber. If some one couldfetch it? It is the last small service I canrender you, madame, said I. Let mefetch the jewel with my own hands! I went within and quickly up to thetower chamber. The red jewel on its
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THE MAID OP LANDEVENNEC. 505 twisted chain of gold lay on the floornear the centre of the room. The littlemaid Genofa had discovered it, and washastening down to say that it had beenleft behind. I put her gently out of theroom upon the stair. Let me be alone for a moment, child/*said I, and I took one last look at theroom which had sheltered my lady. Yonder she lay to take her sleep, Isaid, but she will never lie there again.Yonder she sat, in that chair, the whileshe talked and plead with me. She willnever sit there again. Thats the arrasshe cowered against when I — shame!shame!—threatened her. Oh, my lady,my lady! There came up to me through the openwindow a sound of shouts and words ofcommand. I went to the window andlooked out. Gone, gone! I cried. The two-sailed boat of Landevennec had pushedoff from the beach and was just catchingthe wind. The sun shone upon the mensarms and upon, the white coifs of thewomen in the stern. I saw the sails flapand swing, arid at last draw taut

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