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and Pines, behind him. — He felt indeed al:: most distracted with his fears, and shuttinghis Eyes till he arrived at the Village to pre::vent his seeing either Gipsies or Ghosts, herode on a full gallop all the way. On hisstet1 [Displacement]  return home, he rang the housebell, but no one appeared, a second time he rang, but the door was not opened, a third & a fourthwith as little succeſs, when observing the diningparlour window opened he leapt in, & persued his way through the house tillhe reached Maria'sDreſsingroom, wherehe found all the servants aſsembled at teaSurprized at so very unusual a sight, he fainted, on his recovery he found himselfon the Sofa, with his wife's maid kneelingby him, chafing his temples with Hungarywater –––. From her he learned that his beloved Maria had been so much grieved at his departure that she died of a brokenheart about 3 hours after his departure

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