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"She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues
from the cottage of De Lacey, when her attendant fell dangerously ill.
Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection, but the poor girl died,
and the Arabian was left alone, unacquainted with the language
of the country and utterly ignorant of the customs of the world.
She fell, however, into good hands. The Italian had mentioned
the name of the spot for which they were bound, and after her death
the woman of the house in which they had lived took care that Safie
should arrive in safety at the cottage of her lover."
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