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Chapter Ii.
" And to wdiat compact shall I have to subscribe to know this means ? " asked he , in stammering accents . " None , " replied the young w oman . " But on what condition ?" " One only . "
" What will that be ?" " Promise never again to see the daughter of Erwin Steinbach . " Bernhard started at this answer , and instantlv rose from
his chair . " I ought to have suspected this , " said he , in a lofty tone , all traces of emotion having disappeared ; " Sabina is now alone , without a guide , without a protector ; you desire to make her more desolate , to take from her the only friend that remains to her in her misfortunes . But those who have cherished this hope are mistaken ; to the latest hour I will remain faithful to her ; to the last moment I shall be read y to devote to her all I have , my time , my life , my very blood ,
drop by drop . " Then you refuse ? " demanded the young woman , though tears w ere in her eyes . " I refuse , " answered the sculptor . " And you do not fear ?" " I fear nothing . "
" I can be avenged . " " God is with us ; we shall conquer , " said Bernhard , in a solemn tone . A shout of derisive and mocking laughter followed these words . The door opened , and Polydore entered the apartment . { To be continued . ' )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chapter Ii.
" And to wdiat compact shall I have to subscribe to know this means ? " asked he , in stammering accents . " None , " replied the young w oman . " But on what condition ?" " One only . "
" What will that be ?" " Promise never again to see the daughter of Erwin Steinbach . " Bernhard started at this answer , and instantlv rose from
his chair . " I ought to have suspected this , " said he , in a lofty tone , all traces of emotion having disappeared ; " Sabina is now alone , without a guide , without a protector ; you desire to make her more desolate , to take from her the only friend that remains to her in her misfortunes . But those who have cherished this hope are mistaken ; to the latest hour I will remain faithful to her ; to the last moment I shall be read y to devote to her all I have , my time , my life , my very blood ,
drop by drop . " Then you refuse ? " demanded the young woman , though tears w ere in her eyes . " I refuse , " answered the sculptor . " And you do not fear ?" " I fear nothing . "
" I can be avenged . " " God is with us ; we shall conquer , " said Bernhard , in a solemn tone . A shout of derisive and mocking laughter followed these words . The door opened , and Polydore entered the apartment . { To be continued . ' )