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Emily, as she observed him in silence, saw, that his countenance was

darker and sterner than usual 'O could I know,' said she to herself,

'what passes in that hts, that are known

there, I should no longer be conde suspense!'

Their breakfast passed in silence, till Eht be allotted to her, and related the circumstance

which made her wish it

'I have no time to attend to these idle whims,' said Montoni, 'that

chamber was prepared for you, and you must rest contented with it It

is not probable, that any person would take the trouble of going to that

re a door If it was not

fastened, when you entered the chamber, the wind, perhaps, shook the

door and made the bolts slide But I know not why I should undertake to

account for so trifling an occurrence'

This explanation was by no means satisfactory to Emily, who had

observed, that the bolts were rusted, and consequently could not be thus