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SUICIDE OR MURDER? 39 you, — so young, so beautiful, so full of all the freshness of youth and the vigour of health, — you to die so soon — you to perish thus early, and by thine own hand — Oh, no, it must not be! You shall live, my worshipped Eleanor, live to triumph over this enemy of thine; and since I see that thou art resolute, Eleanor, I will take courage from thy determination, I will acquire firmness from thy equanimity. Live, then, my Eleanor, live!’ repeated the earl, with a sort of enthusiastic devotion to the very crime which had horrified him a few instants before; “ live, I say and let thine enemy, thy fierce, merciless, diabolical enemy perish as he deserves! ”’ ‘Oh, now thou art deserving of all my love! ”’ exclaimed the countess, throwing herself into the arms of her husband. (COMMU boo eS (GO)