Such a hue and cry would be raised after us as would render nothing short of positive invisibility capable of protecting us from our enemies.

Then your father!--such a step might possibly break his heart; a calamity which would fill your mind with remorse to the last day of your life!" She burst again into tears, and replied, "But as for you, what can be done to save you from the toils of your unscrupulous and powerful enemies ?" "To that, my beloved Helen, I must forthwith look.

In the meantime, let me gather patience and await some more favorable relaxation in the penal code.

At present, the step you propose would be utter destruction to us both, and an irretrievable stain upon our reputation.

You will return to your father's house, and I shall seek some secure place of concealment until I can safely reach the continent, from whence I shall contrive to let you hear from me, and in due time may possibly be able to propose some mode of meeting in a country where the oppressive laws that separate us here shall not stand in the way of our happiness.