The Bronze Statue, or, The Virgin's Kiss — page 302: what you’re looking at

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Hh fication of your wishes respecting the; ‘* The king bade: me return to this destruction of that secret tribunal.” | province and seek to ea pi or , : thin 1 av. | three powerful chiefs to form a league ‘“Oh! if this were possible.” ex-| |. ; the Baron of Altendorf,” pb claimed the Baron of Ildegardo, clasping | 25808" the & CORE ‘tinued Father Heracles; ‘‘ and when tis hands in the agony of suspense, and |“ hay "ts | Athyn’ % looks _of this preliminary step should have been surrpyiig tee Roly man wih eer iccomplished ‘his majesty promised ; . YY ney wwnlain | &CcCc Sted, ’ a rte” earnest inquiry. ** Dut pray OR tat he would not only issue to the yourself, my good old friend, and tell me Fane of Chiefs his royal of tn iiielie the meaning of the words you have just | -“4©S5? © uttered.”’ to actin his name, accompanied by a ry as a! for ox. | Watrant for the capture of the Lord of oa x es, the peta outs Her: wine? |Altendorf, but that he would likewise planation, ‘sai nis enactes-—~ | despatch a contingent of five thousand ‘‘ Know, then, that my recent journey | 6n to strengthen the forces of the to Prague was undertaken on your ac-| 2059 janoue.” . . - “ : ~ A s /@ count, and with a view to procure the! , ,, O, Heracles!” exclaimed Ildegar- perf interference a “xs ming 10 va do, overjoyed by this intelligence; peste & rome. yemen exists In Gel- «wherefore did you keep all these ance alike of the laws of God and man, things secret from me until now?" - * . . —" >* ~ , / ; . aud which exercises a despotism gs ‘++ Because, my dear lord,”’ answered thoroughly independent of the throne. | 1, .overend man, “I did not ieee His ag tinea received me with kindness, kindle the flames of feudal strife at a and listened to me with attention, while period when the Lady Emilia was in I explained to him as much as I dared} i), aalicate situation of one about to respecting the odious institution, with- become a mother: and, moreover a 7 7 . 4 5 . sinc vour “- : . . op actually ers ae tale gs 2 “erp jord thought it prudent to await the issue ship’s name, or alluding to the awful per be guided by circumstances. For compact which you yourselt had made I RSE within myself that the ex- Tr sot or your fitat-bor , we see pected child might be born alive, or | ajesty enough to awaken|’* . . Pat, ss Fone ho fae, ) apes 1 as va , might. die soon after its birth; and, j cr »S; ana wue ssurec 3 : > - : PR rhs vogue SB looking still farther into the contingen- him ee pte ti, ebay with , aes cies of the future, I did not forget that son"who had actualy deen conducted | there ‘was the possibility of her lady- ; ‘Ty ; ‘e the tribu- . : ; ; into the subterraneans where the tribu ship having no’ more childfeh< > i ’ : } . ° ‘i ; * he had of oto bai eae ca either of these cases I should have held ed, a anor ro “A Fe all iene my peace relative to the object of my . , » e 2 o » . . r vowed the destruction of the 5 journey to Prague; for it would have cipe rin He none re op ren it nt been in no wise consonant with my pur- is su Wn caaan Ww a , a ‘ hief pose to plunge your lordship into a civil ed were situated, and who was the chile" | discord without an important object in the tribunal. To the first question I)... s, y ; - . e - ° . . . was unable to give an answer, but to th ‘s+ And now that object is in view,” . | : , ry j second Pa cere ilies pnt the exclaimed Iidegardo, *‘ and Baron Geor- ahd h ae ee re ripen a hig es gey will league with me against the gested that the response to Ais arer) Lord of Altendorf. This much I can ‘nishe » key : solution . ni Bes heater a fe: ri cen to | auswer for; and therefore, worthy He- 1 Din Hote Rees Rl oe Rabon te »|racles, thou must depart at once for — Oe caan that sree nyt igi Rig Prague, throw thyself at the king’s np gt iia An Mehr, bie hag -- | feet, and demand the fulfilment of his tribunal, the engines of punishment are promises,” most probably contained in the subter-|* , * To-morrow. will’ 1 eet ont anes . ‘ 7? . . raneans of Altendorf Castle. my journey,’’ said the reverend father; ‘+ Yes, that is the opinion which I | ‘and during my absence your lordship have all along entertained,” said the | will have to make rapid but secret pre-. Baron of Ildegardo; “ for there is little | parations for the feudal war. Your doubt that it was to Altendorf Castle [ | own forces combined with those of Ba- was conducted on that never-to-be-for- | ron Georgey, and aided by the contin- gotten occasion when all the power and | gent which his majesty has undertaken ferocious vengeance of the tribunal of|to send, will prove irresistible; and a the Bronze Statue were revealed to me. | grand blow can be struck by the storm- But pray continue your narrative, holy |ing of Altendorf Castle, before the —- eee comicbooks.com