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And as Edward prayed, little Clara knelt and sobbed, while Alice
caressed her with her arm round her waist, and stopped at times her
prayer to kiss and console her. When they had finished, Alice led her
away to her bedroom, followed by Edith, and they put her to bed.
Edward and Pablo also retired, both worn out by the fatigue and
excitement of the day.
They were up on the following morning at day-dawn, and, putting Billy
in the cart, set off for the cottage of Clara. They found every thing
as they had left it, and, having loaded the cart with what had been
left behind the day before, and bedding for two beds, with several
articles of furniture which Edward thought might be useful, there
being still a little room left, Edward packed up, in a wooden case
with dried fern, all the wine that was in the cupboard; and, having
assisted Pablo in forcing the cart once more through the path in the
wood, he left him to return home with the cart, while he remained to
wait the arrival of Humphrey, and whoever might come with him from the
intendant's. About ten o'clock, as he was watching outside of the
wood, he perceived several people approaching him, and soon made out
that Humphrey, the intendant, and Oswald were among the number.
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