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evening sitting amidst the rocks, watchin bulent waves of the sea, that appeared angrily for precedence, in a manner so accordance with his own desires, and p him his own thoughts at the moment, he by a loud laugh at his elbow. Startl proximity of the sound, for he had hear all, he turned suddenly round, and beh unprepossessing being. He was but half tature of men, his whole body cov linging, dark sea-weed, interspersed w is countenance, though human, appear f some leathery substance, and his eye ith an unnatural fire in the dark caver his overhanging beetle-brows.

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He scowled for a moment upon Malv laced his cold wet hand with disgusting pon his robe, at the same time endeav rce his repulsive features into a xpression.

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each prince, and it will give them all the but at every wish a leaf will fall. With the last their power is gone. The last last wish must be mine. They are ra an affectionate uncle to bestow, and w you the love and esteem of both thes princes; but remember, they will be for they but answer their pur hands of those for whom they are in you kept them, they would cause you throw and mine, and confound your ever."

to you,

Malvoisin grasped the flowers with hand. As he did so, the mysterious bein and he was alone. He hurried from the a prophetic shudder, leaping from rock t the agility of youth, in his eagerness t from the scene of so much startling ho Ernest and Albert, who entertained feelings of love and kindness towards

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round each other, and n the secluded paths wandered far, before old a fair girl sitting, which wound its course derings through the

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esy of their rank and apparently distressed ey perceived from her subject of their kinghey had never beheld As she turned to look full fascination of her d her more timidly. drew near her, and over her face.

'do not fear, but tell f lament and grief, in