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The Mason.
may securel y reach the frontier . Farewell!—I must to horse—and remember that' By the mystic word and sign ; By our secret art divine ;
By each point of fellowship ; By the grasp and hy the slip ; By the rite we dare not name ; By a Brother ' s sacred claim ' German Masonic Song .
these walls are your home—your safety is my duty and peculiar care . " While speaking the above lines , Ivan grasped the hand of his companion ; at the conclusion he shook it warmly , and quitted the apartment . Ivan had left his home about two days , when Aran , the
long expected Jew merchant , arrived in the neig hbourhood to purchase skins of the serfs and nei g hbouring boors . His caravan consisted of six sledges , which were well laden with the fruits of his long j ourney . To Adolp he's offers he turned a deaf ear . " The clanger was too great—it would interfere with his trade . " His scruples were eventually removed b y a si g ht of Lauriston ' s casket . The eye ' s of the
avaricious Israelite sparkled as he beheld the gems ; and he consented , on condition that he received a considerable portion of the treasure , to allow the young soldier to accompany him in the disguise of one of his drivers—and even promised to shorten a portion of his rout , in order to
facilitate his escape . It was finall y arranged that they should depart in four clays . Aware of his own feelings , and more than suspecting the nature of Catherine ' s , Adol p he was considerin g how he could best impart to her the intelligence of his departure . Tlie
countess being indisposed , hacl kept her chamber , ancl it was not till late in the evening that an opportunity presented
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mason.
may securel y reach the frontier . Farewell!—I must to horse—and remember that' By the mystic word and sign ; By our secret art divine ;
By each point of fellowship ; By the grasp and hy the slip ; By the rite we dare not name ; By a Brother ' s sacred claim ' German Masonic Song .
these walls are your home—your safety is my duty and peculiar care . " While speaking the above lines , Ivan grasped the hand of his companion ; at the conclusion he shook it warmly , and quitted the apartment . Ivan had left his home about two days , when Aran , the
long expected Jew merchant , arrived in the neig hbourhood to purchase skins of the serfs and nei g hbouring boors . His caravan consisted of six sledges , which were well laden with the fruits of his long j ourney . To Adolp he's offers he turned a deaf ear . " The clanger was too great—it would interfere with his trade . " His scruples were eventually removed b y a si g ht of Lauriston ' s casket . The eye ' s of the
avaricious Israelite sparkled as he beheld the gems ; and he consented , on condition that he received a considerable portion of the treasure , to allow the young soldier to accompany him in the disguise of one of his drivers—and even promised to shorten a portion of his rout , in order to
facilitate his escape . It was finall y arranged that they should depart in four clays . Aware of his own feelings , and more than suspecting the nature of Catherine ' s , Adol p he was considerin g how he could best impart to her the intelligence of his departure . Tlie
countess being indisposed , hacl kept her chamber , ancl it was not till late in the evening that an opportunity presented