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A servant now appeared with Annette, and conducted Emily to her chamber,

which was in a remote part of the castle, and at the very end of the

corridor, froh which they

had been wandering The lonely aspect of her roo

that Annette should leave her immediately, and the daed Caterina, the servant of the

castle, to bring soht a fire

'Aye, lady, it's hted here,' said

Caterina 'You need not tell us that, good woman,' said Annette; 'every room in

the castle feels like a well I wonder how you contrive to live here;

for ain' Emily waved her hand for

Caterina to fetch the wood

'I wonder, ma'am, why they call this the double chamber?' said Annette,

while Emily surveyed it in silence and saw that it was lofty and

spacious, like the others she had seen, and, like many of them, too, had

its walls lined with dark larch-wood The bed and other furniture was

very ancient, and had an air of gloorandeur, like all that she

had seen in the castle One of the high casements, which she opened,