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182 THE BRONZE STATUE. Count of Rosenberg, and the Baron of|sesses a mansion at a short distance Altendorf now paused to provide them-|from Prague, and thither will we at selves with such weapons as they|once proceed. Her ladyship, whose deemed necessary for their defence in | name is doubtless familiar to your lord- case of need; and having thus rifled the | ship’s ears armory of its choicest swords and its ‘And that name ?? said the Count de keevest daggers, they followed theix | Rosenberg, interrogatively. heroic deliverer, who led the way with| ‘The Baroness Hamelen,’ answered = oe - - oe “~~ —— - Pe - a ~ . 2 - Be 2 - - ~~ a » ~~ i — 3 a - . a - - - - = - = lt ate «* 2 ~ - - = « — 7 eo. —_ LI A GE: . | ~ — ———- aes “ a - - . > oar ites ~- * res — => = > a - e = “ 7 — 2 - - at 5 o . ~~ . -™ s ~, @ “Me i . . "ss ee er 4 4 ¢ 7 ig —u -——_ Waray ig ta the lamp in her hand, the lord of Altendorf. ‘She will re- | ty a ee After threading another corridor, they | ceive us courteously and hospitably, and j a Bit i reached tne stone stairs leading down|her stables contain fleet horses, which | epi ns, to the water, and at the foot of which | will be at our service. Moreover, she 4 ie Angela’s boat was moored by the side/ will provide us with a sufficient body- of the larger one already mentioned. |guard for our protection against any The former was much too small to hold | ‘l'aborite emissaries who, being sent in the entire party; they accordingly all) pursuit, may chance to overtake us.’ four entered the latter, which they! ‘ Her ladyship’s humane disposition pushed along the canal flowing in that|is known far and wide,’ observed the caverned passage. | Count de Rosenberg; ‘and moreover, In a few minutes the silver moon-|she is a true Catholic, and devoted to . light, playing upon the bosom of the | the cause which we espouse against the river, became visible outside the arched | ‘l‘aborite insurgents.’ entrance, and Angela now extinguished ‘'l’o the White Mansion, then,’ ex- the lamp. claimed the Baron of Altendorf, ‘ will Forth from the mouth of the vaulted | we proceed.’ ) | ‘passage shot the boat; and asitranin-| ‘And our youthful deliverer, Angelo . to the middle of the stream, the three | Wildon, shall accompany us,’ added the , noblemen looked back upon the mighty | Count of Rosenberg. ‘ For inasmuch | towers of that fortalice whence they | as he has so gallantly accomplished our ‘had just escaped; and they expressed |treedom, we must surround him now, in no measured terms their gratitude to | henceforth, and during the rest of our | their youthful deliverer. But Angela| lives, with our protection, our kindness, cut short this effusion of thanks by be-| and all the comforts and luxuries that seeching them to Jose no time in taking | we ourselves are accustomed to enjoy.’ counsel together for the security of that; ‘This remark was fervently echoed by freedom which they had thus acquired|the Marquis of Schomberg, and _ like- through her instrumentality ; and she | wise assented to by the Baron of Alten- bade them observe that it was absolutely |dorf. Our heroine returned suitable necessary to travel all night, so that by | thanks, and gladly availed herself of the : morning they might place as considera- | proposal that she should remain with ble distance as possible between them-| those whom she had freed from cap- selves and the city of Prague. For|tivity; fur her mission to Prague was .certain was it that the fury of Zitzka| now accomplished, and some secret in- would know no bounds when their flight | stinct moved her with a desire to be- ‘should be discovered, and emissaries| hold the White Lady of Altendorf Cas- would be despatched in every direction | tle once more. | to overtake and recapture them. The three noblemen and Angela The nobles were struck by the force |landed in safety about a mile beyond of these observations on the part of one | the boundary of the southern suburb; whose prudence and foresight were | and, abandoning the boat to the stream, equal to the generosity and dauntless-!they hastened in the direction of the j ness already displayed; and now wasit| Baroness of Hamelen’s abode, which j that a few hastily whispered words| was at no considerable distance. 4» were exchanged between the Marquis | of Schomberg and the Baron of Alten- dorf. ‘Have your lordships some plan to ‘suggest?!’ inquired the Covnt of Ro- senberg; ‘for we must procure horses| A SCENE AT THE WHITE MANSION. somewhere ee ‘The Marquis and myself,’ said the! 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