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"More than twenty times I saw him thus; in vain I strove to shut out the

horrible vision; day alone brought me relief"

The duenna took her hand, and said, tenderly: "You are wrong, Mary, to cherish your grief in this ht were but the reflection of your thoughts by day I, too, saw

Geronimo in sleep more than once"

"You, too, Petronilla, you saw Geronih she feared the confirmation of her own terrific dream

"Why not, Mary; do I think of hi, did you not?"

"On the contrary, I saw him return joyfully and cast himself into the arms

of his uncle and e on this sa God that your drea"

Mary s words, but scarcely

had Petronilla ceased speaking than she suspected the artifice

"You deceive h friendship and coood Petronilla; but tell me to what cause you can

attribute Geroniination; find a

possible, probable explanation"

Disconcerted by this direct interrogation, the duenna shook her head