placeontheChiaja，hadseenbythemoonlightacarriage，whichherecognisedasbelongingtothePrincedi——，passandrepassthatroadaboutthefirsthourofmorning。Glyndon，ongatheringfromtheconfusedwordsandbrokensobsoftheoldnursetheheadsofthisaccount，abruptlylefther，andrepairedtothepalaceofZanoni。TherehewasinformedthatthesignorwasgonetothebanquetofthePrincedi——，andwouldnotreturntilllate。Glyndonstoodmotionlesswithperplexityanddismay；heknewnotwhattobelieve，orhowtoact。EvenMervalewasnotathandtoadvisehim。Hisconsciencesmotehimbitterly。Hehadhadthepowertosavethewomanhehadloved，andhadforegonethatpower；buthowwasitthatinthisZanonihimselfhadfailed？Howwasitthathewasgonetotheverybanquetoftheravisher？CouldZanonibeawareofwhathadpassed？Ifnot，shouldheloseamomentinapprisinghim？Thoughmentallyirresolute，nomanwasmorephysicallybrave。Hewouldrepairatoncetothepalaceoftheprincehimself；andifZanonifailedinthetrusthehadhalf-appearedtoarrogate，he，thehumbleforeigner，woulddemandthecaptiveoffraudandforce，intheveryhallsandbeforetheassembledguestsofthePrincedi。
CHAPTER3。XVI。
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