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arose between Jeanne and her ally, the Count of Artois, who took but little interest and no part in it, had fallen back into the rear, and was pondering over in his mind the events of the past day, and thinking what might chance to be his future destiny.

He had at length obtained that which he had so long panted to possess-revenge. Not, to be sure, that species of revenge always so much coveted by inferior minds, and which is generally termed by them tit for tat; but is more grandly expressed by my Lord Byron, as

"A wretched interchange of wrong for wrong,"

but that only revenge which it befitted a spirit of his altitude to seek or to desire,-that of seeing the one who had wronged him, acknowledge his error and, grieving for it, ready to make all the reparation in his power.

To obtain this, he had courted the assistance of many European powers; and, these failing, would, like the fabled Queen of Heaven, sought the shades below."

He had now at length succeeded in making

Edward commence a war, which though, before his arrival, it had been much talked of in England, would perhaps, but for him, have never been ;— a war, the thoughts of which-had he guessed the utter desolation it was fated eventually to bring upon his country, and known that thousands, ay, perhaps millions, then unborn, would have to rue the hour in which he first saw the light, and in bitterness of spirit curse his unruled passions-would have proved a heavy aggravation to the poignancy of his feelings, when he reflected that all this much evil had produced but little good.

In truth, what had he obtained? An avowal from the King, that, misled by the artifices of a vicious woman, and of an unprincipled and profligate vassal, he had done him wrong; and was willing, as much as in him lay, to repair that wrong. This was all! and this, some time ago, would have fulfilled the utmost of his wishes; -but now, she who had been his partner through. life,-whom he through life had loved,-who had shared his pleasures, partaken his troubles, and solaced them,-was now no more; never

again might he expect to hear her voice, soothing him in sadness, or rejoicing when he was glad. All this was ended!-his boy was now the only object upon earth which tied him to it.

The violent and habitual irritation of mind he had so long suffered, and particularly that which he lately underwent during his interview with the King, had so inflamed his blood, as to give his wound a more unfavourable appearance than he had at first anticipated; he felt it become more and more painful, and began to be anxious to reach Le Conquet, where he might have it dressed.

At last they arrived within a short distance of the castle; into which they were lucky enough to make good an entry, though the reasons I have before assigned-that is a desire to conclude the story as soon as possible-prevent me from detailing the means adopted to accomplish it.

CHAPTER XX.

THE castle of Le Conquet having been thus taken and retaken within the short space of thirty-six hours, as may be found related in the Chronicles of Froissart, it now only remains for me to instruct the reader on certain other matters, relative to the event, which are not to be met with in that author, and of which, to obtain the knowledge, I have been necessitated to turn over many volumes, treating of the private lives of individuals, rather than of general history.

The royal troops which had garrisoned Le Conquet, now found themselves in pretty much the same position relatively to the others, as these others had a few hours before been to

them; that is to say, instead of being keepers, they had become captives.

No sooner had the sound of martial music, and the shouts of the victorious party, declared the castle to be again reduced to the obedience of the Countess of Montfort, than Emily, followed by all the ladies who, with herself, had been detained prisoners in an apartment separate from the rest, descended with torches-for all this occurred at midnight-into the great hall, in order to welcome their liberators, and return them thanks.

Emily going straight towards the Countess, consigned her torch to the care of some one who stood near, and flinging herself around her neck, gave her, by many tokens of affection, to see how rejoiced she felt to behold her there, not only as a liberator, but as a beloved friend whose absence she had long deplored; whilst Jeanne, on her side, returning her greeting with an equal show of affection, embraced her, and expressed her great satisfaction at the meeting.

She moreover bade her be of good cheer, for that friends had arrived from England, with

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