Then
unloosing the thong from the waist of the exhausted girl,
she proceeded to disguise her in one of the blankets in
the manner already shown, securing it over the head,
throat, and shoulders with the badge of captivity, now
no longer necessary for her purpose. She then struck off
at right angles from the course they had previously
pursued; and in less than twenty minutes both stood on
the lake shore, apparently at a great distance from the
point whence they had originally set out. The Indian
gazed for a moment anxiously before her; and then, with
an exclamation, evidently meant to convey a sense of
pleasure and satisfaction, pointed forward upon the lake.
Miss de Haldimar followed, with eager and aching eyes,
the direction of her finger, and beheld the well-known
schooner evidently urging her flight towards the entrance
of the Sinclair. Oh, how her sick heart seemed ready to
burst at that moment! When she had last gazed upon it
was from the window of her favourite apartment; and even
while she held her beloved Clara clasped fondly in her
almost maternal embrace, she had dared to indulge the
fairest images that ever sprung into being at the creative
call of woman's fancy.
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