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At length, worn out with anxiety, she determined to call loudly for

assistance fro to it, when, whether the

terror of her ave her ideal sounds, or that real ones did co the private stair-case; and,

expecting to see its door unclose, she forgot all other cause of alarm,

and retreated towards the corridor Here she endeavoured tothe door, was very near falling over a person,

who lay on the floor without She screamed, and would have passed, but

her tre frame refused to support her; and the allery, allowed her leisure to observe

the figure before her, and to recognise the features of Annette Fear

instantly yielded to surprise She spoke in vain to the poor girl, who

re all consciousness of

her oeakness, hurried to her assistance

When Annette recovered, she was helped by Emily into the chamber, but

was still unable to speak, and looked round her, as if her eyes followed

some person in the room Emily tried to sooth her disturbed spirits, and