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In obedience to this command they moved in a mass, without

waiting the orders of their leader, towards the cottage of Lucy.

While the army advances, many of those at the head of the column,

slacken their pace, not unwilling to leave the post of honour to

their more adventurous friends in the rear. The confused

multitude at length reach the scene of action. The traces of

recent invasion were manifest,-the door open, the bolts loosened,

but the invaders, where were they? They entered the court,

advanced into the house, and called loudly, "Agnes! Lucy!

Pilgrim! Where is the pilgrim! Did Stephano dream that he saw

him? No, no, Carlandrea saw him also. Hallo! Pilgrim! Agnes!

Lucy! No reply! They have killed them! they have killed them!"

There was then a proposition to follow the murderers, which would

have been acceded to, had not a voice from the crowd cried out,

that Agnes and Lucy were in safety in some house.