Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 105: what you’re looking at

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92 ANGELINA; OB, sc.emes might be entirely thwarted. Will you not partake of some refresh- megt; aad then you had better exchange clothes with me directly.’ *¢ Ob, nu, my mind istvo much occupied with other things to suffer me to eat;” replied Angelina, ‘‘dvar Bridget, how shail I ever be able to repay this unexampled hindoess ?” ‘‘There now, my dear girl,” sald Bridget hastily, ‘‘ I do not want to hear any more of that; I seek no other reward for what I am going to do, than thas which my own conscience will afford me. Now then, it is past ten o’clock, and the Captain and your uncle expected to vee you before this, and will either think that our stratagem has feiled, ur that 1 have deceived them.” With trembling baste Angelina new proceeded to equip herself in the clothes of Brid get, and whea all was completed, both her and the good natured servant fell on their knees, and prayed for the protection of Providence, after which having arose, Bridget put into oar heroine’s hand a bunch of keys, with instructions which way to proceed, piaced the lamp in her hand, em- braced her affectionately, and they separated, the latter following her to the dvor, and watching ber until a turn in the gallery hid her from her fartber ob- servation, and she then returned to the apartments which Angelina had so recently occupied, thinking it not at all prudent.dg_leave the place imme- diately. oa in the meantime our heroine with uoiseless footsteps and palpitating heart, proceeded on the way which, Bridget had pointed out, and trembled at the slightest noise, fearing that her flight had been discovered, and that they were in pursuit of her. Frequently as the wind moaned hollowly through the gallery, her affrighted fancy made her believe it to be the voices of men, ald at such times her trepidation was so great, that she was frequently com- pelled to stop, and to lean against one of the pillars that supported the roof of the gallery, almost ready to sink with terror. She reached the end of the gal- lery, and descended into the Halk without interruption, and she gradually gained conrage. But her greatest trial was yet to comes she had to pass through the room, in which the two ruffians mentioned by Bridget, were sleep- ing, and should they be aroused, her death would be certain.--When she reached the door, she paused to listen, and her agitation was almost insupport- able. The loud snoring of the fellows, however, re-assured her, and ehe ven- tured to open the room door gently and to peep in. One was lolliag back in his chair, with his legs’ stretched towards the fire-place, and the other had placed his head on the table, and appeared totally unconscious of all that was passing around him. Emboldened by these observations, Angelina stepped lightly into the room, ‘and made towards the door on the opposite side, but in doing so, she was compelled to pass the table. Her foot came in contact with something on the floor, and stumbling against the table, she knorked down the lamp, and imme- diately the fallow who had been snoring there raised his head, and rubbing his eyes, demanded :— _ “ Hollo!. who the devil’s that 2?” “ 1t’s me,—Bridget,—”’ answered our heroine, feigning hor voice as well as she was able ;s—*‘ I have upset your lamp.” _* Ah !—T see you have;” returned the fellow, yawning,—“* but never mind, enit’s light enough by the fire to see to sleep.” COL @ NOOKS. CORN j |