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he three Princes having one day gone
out hunting together, Belle-Etoile shut herself
up in a small cabinet which she was partial to
because it was gloomy and she could muse in
it at more liberty than elsewhere. She sate
there perfectly still and silent. This cabinet was
divided from Corsine's chamber only by the
wainscot, and she imagined that the Princess
was out walking. The latter, therefore, heard
her say to the Corsair, "Belle-Etoile is now of
an age to be married. If we knew who she was
we would endeavour to provide a suitable
match for her; or if we could ascertain that
those who pass for her brothers were not so,
we would give her to ______
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