Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 63: what you’re looking at

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50 -, ANGELINA ; OR, oe rocked her bedy to and fro in a state of the most violent agitation. At length | she throw herself upon Ler knees and offercd up a prayer to the Almighty, after which she arese more composed, and was enabled —with some degree of calmnese—to reflect upon her situation, and the probable cause of her being taken away from her home ; but she could arrive at no satisfactory conclusion, and she therefore gave it up in despair. Two hoars elapsed, and Bridget did net return to the cabin. The motion of the vessel, which was evidently scudding rapidly before the wind, made Aa- gelina feel very ill, and ber head ached violently. The men upon deck were apparently enjoying themgejves, for their loud shouts of glee, and their coarse roars ef boisterous mirth, frequently vibrated on our heroine’s ears. How she shuddered to think she was in the power of such wretches. At leagth, Bridget re-entered the cabin, bringing with ber a slight repast | which she placed before Angelina, and endeavoured to persuade her ta partake of it, which the latter at length complied with, more from a wish to canciHate the woman’s fnvour, than from any appetite that she possessed. In answer to some inquiries which Angelina made, Bridget said that she belicved they were near the end of their voyage, when they were going ashore, - but to what place, or in whet part of the country, she declined to answer. In about another hour there was a load shouting from the men on deck, and it was s00n evident to our heroine that the ship had arrived at the place of har desti- nation. A few minutes afterwards, two of the ruffians who had borne her away, knocked at the cabin door, which being epened by Bridget, they entered, one of them bearing a large mantle over his arm, and the other one carrying a dark lantern. ‘Now, young lady,” observed the first one, “ you must prepare to ge ashore. However, a8 you gave us such a specimen of your screaming abilities before, we do not mean to run the risk this time; we will therefore take the liberty of gagging you again.” Angelina kaew it would be of no use appealing to such heartless scouadrels ns these, she therefore submitted in silence, and after they had placed the gag in her mouth, they covered her head with: the mantle, and each laying hold of her arma, they hurried her away, followed by Bridget. She soon felt that she had left the ship, and was walking upos éerra firma, and shortly afterwards she was assisted into what appeared to be @ carriage, and the two men each — a seat beéide her, and Bridget placed her herself opposite. The mantle was now removed from the head of Angelina, but the blinds being up, she was unable to see the country they were travelling through. At last, after proceeding for about an hour at a rapid rate, the vehicle stopped, and when our heroine was assisted out, she beheld herself in the court yard of a gloomy looking castle, whose black and fliaty walls seemed to frown dospair upon her, & COMIC OOOlKS.€O