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when another man, dressed with disgusting negligence, and of a hideous countenance, yet wearing an air of ferocious authority; advancing by large strides, roughly seized her arm, with one hand, while, with the other, he rudely lifted up her bonnet, to examine her face.

"C'est bien!" he cried, with a look of exultation, that gave to his horrible features an air of infernal joy; "viens, citoyenne, viens; suis moi."[1]

Harleigh, who, when the bonnet was raised, saw, what as yet he had feared to surmize,—that it was Juliet; sprang forward, exclaiming, "Daring ruffian! quit your hold!"

"Ose tu nier mes droits?" cried the man, addressing Juliet; whose arm he still griped;—"Dis!—parles!—l"ose tu?"[2]

Juliet was mute; but Harleigh saw that she was sinking, and bent towards

  1. ↑ "'Tis well! come, citizen, come along! follow me."
  2. ↑ "Darest thou deny my rights?—say!—speak! darest thou?"]
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