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with　their　eyes。　But；　to　their　extreme　amazement；　it　was　no　longer　on

the　wall。　An　indistinct　murmur　and　exclamation　ran　through　the　crowd；

and　then　was　heard　distinctly　the　word；　〃stolen。〃　Some　one　had

succeeded　in　carrying　it　off；　taking　advantage　of　the　fact　that　the

attention　of　the　spectators　was　distracted　by　the　story。　And　those

present　long　remained　in　a　state　of　surprise；　not　knowing　whether　they

had　really　seen　those　remarkable　eyes；　or　whether　it　was　simply　a

dream　which　had　floated　for　an　instant　before　their　eyesight；　strained

with　long　gazing　at　old　pictures。