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gone thus far, to irritate Barnardine by refusing to go further 'Come, lady,' said the ht, 'ht'

'Whither do these steps lead?' said E 'To the portal,' repeated Barnardine, in an angry tone, 'I ait no

longer' As he said this, he

to provoke him by further delay, reluctantly followed Fro the vaults, the walls of

which were dropping with unwholesoround, made the torch burn so diuished, and Barnardine could scarcely find

his way

As they advanced, these vapours thickened, and Barnardine,

believing the torch was expiring, stopped for a ainst a pair of iron gates, that opened froht, the vaults beyond, and, near

her, heaps of earth, that seerave Such an

object, in such a scene, would, at any time, have disturbed her; but

now she was shocked by an instantaneous presentirave of her unfortunate aunt, and that the treacherous Barnardine was

leading herself to destruction The obscure and terrible place, to which

he had conducted her, seeht; it was a place

suited for murder, a receptacle for the dead, where a deed of horror

e appear to proclaim it Emily was so

overwhelmed with terror, that, for a moment, she was unable to determine

what conduct to pursue