t
thefacteanperceptionandanobleheart,shetookaveryclearandjudiciousvieoralandphysicalqualities
eliuserightfindrosaapleasantpanionforthedrearyhoursofhiscaptivity,etoaquestionofbestoostcertainthatheouponatulip,thatistosay,upontheproudestandnoblestoffloherthanuponpoorrosa,thejailerslohild
thusrosaunderstoodeliusspreferenoreunhappytherefor
duringtheoingshehadetotheresolutionofkingherappearanceatthegratedore
butasshekneinationnottoseeanyreanherpityfortodespair,sheresolvedtontinuebyherselfthereadingandadesufficientprogresstodispenseasterastertobeelius
rosathereforeappliedherselfstdiligentlytoreadingpooreliusdetsbible,onthesendflyleafofhelastten
”alas”shettered,ent,herliideyesonherpaleontheloved”
poorrosasheistakenneverhadtheloveoftheprisonerbeenresincerethanatthetiatostplaceineliussheart
butrosaa
havingfinishedreading,shetookherpen,andbeganoredifficulttaskofing
as,hooealegiblehandiouslyopenedhisheart,shedidnotdespairofprogressingquicklyenoughtoe,aftereightdaysatthelatest,totheprisoneranacuntofhistulip
shehadnotforgottenonehedirectionsgiventoherbyelius,reasuredinherheart,evenheydidnottaketheshapeofdirections
he,onhispart,ainousandpronentobjectinhisnd;buthenolongerlookeduponitasatreasuretoarvellousbinationofnatureandartofhisbelovedone
yetduringtheofeintheeveningtopayhierusualvisitthisthoughttookreandreholdofhiuntilattheapproachofeveninghisind
hoebaindrevividlythanever,andheaskedhielfhofortertosa,ifneedbe,thesightofrosahadbeeanditionoflife
ineliussesoftheetalvoianthandidthelaststroke,rkingtheninthhour,throughtheheartofelius
allhensilentagaineliusputhishandonhisheart,torepressasitsviolentpalpitation,andlistened
thenoiseofherfootstep,therustlingofhergoiliartohisear,thatshehadnosooneruntedonestepthanheusedtosaytohielf,
”hereesrosa”
thiseveningnoneofthoselittlenoisesbrokethesilenatesofthefortress,butalsotoalltheinhabitantsofloeein,thatiten
thise
thusthenhisforebodinghadnotdeandlefthiohielf
”alas”hethought,”ihavedeservedallthissheenore,andsheisrightinstayingae”
yetnotidnight,thenhethreselfuponthebed,hhisclotheson
it,andthedaybroughtnohopetotheprisoner
ateightintheing,thedoorofhiscellopened;buteliusdidnoteventuhishead;hehadheardtheheavystepofgryphusinthelobby,butthisstephadperfectlysatisfiedtheprisonerthathisjaileringalone
thuseliusdidnotevenlookatgryphus
andyetheout,andtoinquireaboutrosaheevenverynearlydethisinquiry,strangeasiteselfishhopetohearfroryphusthathisdaughterwasill
exeduringthedayeliusthereforedidnotreallyexpectheraslongasthedaylastedyethissuddenstarts,hislisteningatthedoor,hisrapidglancesateverylittlenoisetoelatenthopethatrosaehoher,breakherrule
atthesendvisitofgryphus,elius,ntrarytoallhisforrhabits,askedtheoldjailer,ostselfhgivingthelanicalanswer,
”allswell”
atthethirdvisitoftheday,eliuserinquiry:
”ihopenobodyisillatloeein”
”nobody,”replied,evenrelanically,thejailer,shuttingthedoorbeforethenoseoftheprisoner
gryphus,beinglittleusedtothissortofcivilityonthepartofelius,begantosuspectthathisprisoner
eliusor
