Shewasnotabsentamoment。\"Hestood，foratime，asiftoassurehimselfofmysincerity。Then，clinchinghishands，andwildlyliftingthemabovehishead，\"Lo，\"criedhe，\"Ihavenewstotellyou。TheBaronessdeStolbergisdead？\"
Thiswasherwhomheloved。Iwasnotsurprisedattheagitationswhichhebetrayed。\"Buthowwastheinformationprocured？HowwasthetruthofthisnewsconnectedwiththecircumstanceofCatharine\'sremaininginourcompany？\"Hewasforsometimeinattentivetomyquestions。Whenhespoke，itseemedmerelyacontinuationofthereverieintowhichhehadbeenplunged。
\"Andyetitmightbeameredeception。Butcouldbothofusinthatcasehavebeendeceived？Arareandprodigiouscoincidence!Barelynotimpossible。Andyet，iftheaccentbeoracular——Theresaisdead。No，no，\"continuedhe，coveringhisfacewithhishands，andinatonehalfbrokenintosobs，\"I
cannotbelieveit。Shehasnotwritten，butifsheweredead，thefaithfulBertrandwouldhavegivenmetheearliestinformation。Andyetifheknewhismaster，hemusthaveeasilyguessedattheeffectofsuchtidings。Inpitytomehewassilent。\"
\"Clara，forgiveme；toyou，thisbehaviourismysterious。I