The parting with the others
was not necessarily so complete, as they were not, like him, under
censure of the Church; but Kunigunde leant down to kiss her; and, in
return to her repetition of her entreaty for pardon, replied, "Thou
hast it, child, if it will ease thy mind; but it is all along of
these new fancies that ever an Adlerstein thought of pardon. There,
there, I blame thee not, poor maid; it thou wert to die, it may be
even best as it is. Now must I to thy father; he is troubled enough
about this gear."
But when Eberhard moved towards his sister, she turned to the priest,
and said, imploringly, "Not far, not far! Oh! let them," pointing to
Eberhard and Christina, "let them not be quite out of sight!"
"Out of hearing is all that is needed, daughter," replied the priest;
and Ermentrude looked content as Christina moved towards the empty
north turret, where, with the door open, she was in full view, and
Eberhard followed her thither. It was indeed fully out of earshot of
the child's faint, gasping confession. Gravely and sadly both stood
there.
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