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She
returned
again
to
the
writing
-
table
,
without
waiting
to
be
answered
.
Her
eyes
flashed
;
she
looked
like
her
old
self
once
more
as
she
spoke
.
It
was
only
for
a
moment
.
The
old
ardour
and
impetuosity
were
nearly
worn
out
.
Her
head
sank
;
she
sighed
heavily
as
she
unlocked
a
desk
which
stood
on
the
table
.
Opening
a
drawer
in
the
desk
,
she
took
out
a
leaf
of
vellum
,
covered
with
faded
writing
.
Some
ragged
ends
of
silken
thread
were
still
attached
to
the
leaf
,
as
if
it
had
been
torn
out
of
a
book
.
’
Can
you
read
Italian
?
’
she
asked
,
handing
the
leaf
to
Agnes
.
Agnes
answered
silently
by
an
inclination
of
her
head
.
’
The
leaf
,
’
the
Countess
proceeded
,
’
once
belonged
to
a
book
in
the
old
library
of
the
palace
,
while
this
building
was
still
a
palace
.
By
whom
it
was
torn
out
you
have
no
need
to
know
.
For
what
purpose
it
was
torn
out
you
may
discover
for
yourself
,
if
you
will
.
Read
it
first
—
at
the
fifth
line
from
the
top
of
the
page
.
’
Agnes
felt
the
serious
necessity
of
composing
herself
.
’
Give
me
a
chair
,
’
she
said
to
Henry
;
’
and
I
will
do
my
best
.
’
He
placed
himself
behind
her
chair
so
that
he
could
look
over
her
shoulder
and
help
her
to
understand
the
writing
on
the
leaf
.
Rendered
into
English
,
it
ran
as
follows
:
—
I
have
now
completed
my
literary
survey
of
the
first
floor
of
the
palace
.
At
the
desire
of
my
noble
and
gracious
patron
,
the
lord
of
this
glorious
edifice
,
I
next
ascend
to
the
second
floor
,
and
continue
my
catalogue
or
description
of
the
pictures
,
decorations
,
and
other
treasures
of
art
therein
contained
.
Let
me
begin
with
the
corner
room
at
the
western
extremity
of
the
palace
,
called
the
Room
of
the
Caryatides
,
from
the
statues
which
support
the
mantel
-
piece
.
This
work
is
of
comparatively
recent
execution
:
it
dates
from
the
eighteenth
century
only
,
and
reveals
the
corrupt
taste
of
the
period
in
every
part
of
it
.
Still
,
there
is
a
certain
interest
which
attaches
to
the
mantel
-
piece
:
it
conceals
a
cleverly
constructed
hiding
-
place
,
between
the
floor
of
the
room
and
the
ceiling
of
the
room
beneath
,
which
was
made
during
the
last
evil
days
of
the
Inquisition
in
Venice
,
and
which
is
reported
to
have
saved
an
ancestor
of
my
gracious
lord
pursued
by
that
terrible
tribunal
.
The
machinery
of
this
curious
place
of
concealment
has
been
kept
in
good
order
by
the
present
lord
,
as
a
species
of
curiosity
.
He
condescended
to
show
me
the
method
of
working
it
.
Approaching
the
two
Caryatides
,
rest
your
hand
on
the
forehead
(
midway
between
the
eyebrows
)
of
the
figure
which
is
on
your
left
as
you
stand
opposite
to
the
fireplace
,
then
press
the
head
inwards
as
if
you
were
pushing
it
against
the
wall
behind
.
By
doing
this
,
you
set
in
motion
the
hidden
machinery
in
the
wall
which
turns
the
hearthstone
on
a
pivot
,
and
discloses
the
hollow
place
below
.
There
is
room
enough
in
it
for
a
man
to
lie
easily
at
full
length
.
The
method
of
closing
the
cavity
again
is
equally
simple
.
Place
both
your
hands
on
the
temples
of
the
figures
;
pull
as
if
you
were
pulling
it
towards
you
—
and
the
hearthstone
will
revolve
into
its
proper
position
again
.
’
You
need
read
no
farther
,
’
said
the
Countess
.
’
Be
careful
to
remember
what
you
have
read
.
’
She
put
back
the
page
of
vellum
in
her
writing
-
desk
,
locked
it
,
and
led
the
way
to
the
door
.
