Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 121: what you’re looking at

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108 AXGELINA; OR, eyes, to her tnexpressible astonishment, she huheld, es well as the light of the fire would permit her, the figare ef a female clad in black, and whose coun- tenance though pale, was exquisitely benetifal, standing over her ia an atti- tude of affection, and with her bands raised tewards heaven, as if she was invoking a biessing upow hep head. The iastant she beheld that Angelina had awoke, she aitered a faint cry, darted from the side‘of the bed with the rapidity of lightning, and passed out at the room doet, which eur heroine now beheld was open. ** Stay, mysterious being, phantom, mortal, or whatever you: are » cried Angelina, eprioging from the couch, and rushiag towards the door, “* what would you with me ?—Why do yow visit me at this nocturnal hour P” But the form, whatever it wag had vasished, and Angelina returned to the room. Kate was not there; and as she leoked around the apartment, but dimly lighted now by the red glare of the dying embers, she felt an irresistible sensation of borror stealing over her, and she chung to the back ef a chair completely paralyzed by what she bad seen. While she thus stoed, the piercing screams which her unele had heard, vibrated in her ears, and made her almost sink with terrer. Her blood began to run cold, and she trembled violently io every limb. At this moment, the door leading to the ante-room was thrown open, and Kate appeared. She seemed surprised and confused-when she bekeld Angelina had arisen, and hur- rying towards her, aaid :— ** What has alarmed you, maiden?—I have not leng been absent, and now I return, your cheek Is blanched with terror, and the trembling of yeur limbs, end your quivering lips express the utmost alarm.”’ ‘€ What mysterious being have you allowed to have access to this chamber, and for what purpose came she hither?” demanded Angelina in a tremulous voice. ‘* What mean you ” sald Kate, apparently astonished at her questions, but evidently confused ;—‘* What strange delusion are you labouring under. ‘©Oh, no, it was no delusion,” said our heroine, earnestly, ‘‘lscaw her as plainly as I sec you flows; she hung over me 3—she . pressed her lips to my cheek gs she surely was mortal, and yet——’’ ‘* Indeed, my ehild,’’ said Kate in a persuasive tone, ‘* you must have been dreaming ;~—no person could have visited this room since | left it.” “ You would deceive me ;"’ said our heroine, “‘ I am positive of the trath of what I have asserted; I marked her features well, as she hung over me, and there was something in her expression which I shall never forget. Tell me, for I am convinced you know, who was she, and for ont purpose came she to me ?”” , Kate returned no answer, but walked to the other end of the chamber, and stood there for a few seconds apparently deeply wrapped in thought. “ ft was imprudent,” she murmured to herself, in a low mets but sufficiently loud for Angelina to hear her, — ’twas folly—’twas madness.’ * Ah! you do know,” uttered our heroine, “ yet you refuse to satisfy me ? —Tell me, this abbey is inhabited by more than yourself.”” ‘‘Seek not to know that which I am not at present permitted to reveal,”” said Kate solemnly ;s—“ by maintaining a profound silence upon all you see and hear within these ancient walls, you can only hope to escrne thet trouble COL @ NOOKS ACO