Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 122: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERY OF ST. MARK’S ABBEY. 100 which would otherwise ‘attend: you. Be sntisied, that othe reside hore are your friends,” Kate uttered these last words with an earnestners of expression that partic u- larly struck Angelina, but etill was her' mind saaxious and. unenay about the mysterious event which had lately eccurred to hers That she had. nat beep deceived she was confident; she had distinctly sven the female form leaning over ‘her, tke had in the brief space of time that she wae permitted to gaze wpen them, marked well her features, and she was certain that it was no phantom, the creation of her disordered ‘imagination, but a tangible object; A human being, and who she had not the slightest doubt, for same particular reasons; known only to herself and Kate, sought a réfage.in the abbey ruins. The strange behaviour of the latter more and more sarprieed. her, and she was completely bewtidered in endeavouring to imagine what could be her motives for her conduct, and why she should take so deep an interest in her fate, ‘bat she was unable to form even the most remote idea upon the subject. “* Girl,’’ said Kate, after a pause, “ girl, I see that your’ curiosity is excited to a great degree to knew who I really am, and why I should preserve such a mystery in my general conduct; and I am not:seurprised that it should ‘be, but some time or the other, when I shall be enabled to explain myself, trust me you will perceive that I have been justified is the course I bave pursued, and that cruel necessity left me no other alternative. You will then be grateful to me for——. But enovgh of this, I must not explain more for the present, be satisfied, and above all, be secret as to what you may see or hear within these walls, for en that probably the life of more than ane individual' depends, If you should have occasion to speak of me to any one, appear to place credit in my supernatural powers, for it is by assuming that character { keep the simple persons in the neighbourhood in awe, and render my retreat secure.” Deeply impressed by the tone in which Kate spoke, our heroine promised implicit. obedience to her wishes, and could not help scrutinizing ber features more narrowly than she had previously done, and was forcibly struck with their rémarkable beauty, although age and sorrow had made ead inroads upor them. At times there was a wildness in her eye, and her general demeanour, which gave a supernatural effect to her appearance, and was sufficient to Gil the mind of a stranger with a seeret dread ; but when she addreysed herself fo our heroine, her tones were gentle, and the expression of her countenance -was redoletit of affection. Once or twice Angelioa beheld her gazing.iatently upon-her, and-observed tears trembling in her eyes, but if she noticed her, she would hastily withdraw her looks from her, apparently with much confusion. “* Prithee go to'rest, my girl,’”’ said Kate, after a short interval of silence, 56 you must reed repose, and rest assured that-ne ene will again interrupt your slumbers, but that you are perfectly safe here while | am near you,”’ ; Angelina could not refuse to comply with this request, but ber thoughts were too much eccapied with-the occurrences of the evening to suffer her to sleep ; she, however, closed her eyes, and gave herself up to the free indulgence of rumination till the morming. She then arose, and shortly afterwards, her ancle knocked at the door, and was admitted. Kate greeted him with mach cordiality, but she looked astonished and perplexed, which indeed she was, with the singular events which bad occurred to him in the night. Kate’s pierc- GOMMlGeooo @ SS (CO)