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On the arrival of the excursion party at Heidelberg, they were conducted, by Mr. Arbuckle's _avant-courrier_, to the Hotel Prinz Karl, in the marketplace, and near the castle, which is the principal object of interest in the town. One of the first persons that Shuffles saw, as he walked up to the hotel, was Lady Feodora, promenading the veranda with Sir William. She looked a shade paler than when the captain had met her last; but her color deepened when she discovered her gallant friend.
"I am delighted to see you, Captain Shuffles! " exclaimed she, deserting her titled companion, and rushing towards him, her cheeks suffused with blushes.