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THE GROTTO OF CEYZERIAT.
The two young men plunged into the shadow of the trees.

Morgan guided his companion, less familiar than he with the windings of the park, until they reached the exact spot where he was in the habit of scaling the wall.

It took but an instant for both of them to accomplish that feat.

The next moment they were on the banks of the Reissouse.
A boat was fastened to the foot of a willow; they jumped into it, and three strokes of the oar brought them to the other side.