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'Then it doubtless was the Signor,' said Emily

'O no, ma'amselle, it could not be hi-rooe tales, Annette,' said E, that you would have terrified me with the apprehension of

host! These

wonderful stories come too quickly'

'Nay, ma'ahtened, I should not have fainted dead away, so I ran as fast as I

could, to get to your door; but, orst of all, I could not call

out; then I thought soely the matter with me, and

directly I dropt down' 'Was it the chas?' said Emily 'O! no,

et to ain, for the whole world!'

Emily, whose spirits had been severely shocked, and who, therefore,

did not like the thought of passing the night alone, told her she ht

sleep where she was 'O, no, ma'amselle,' replied Annette, 'I would not

sleep in the room, now, for a thousand sequins!'

Wearied and disappointed, Eh she shared, her