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stories, too, have long been told of this castle, but it is no business

of mine to repeat them; and, for my part, I have no reason to complain;

our Chief does nobly by us'

'I coht, and accept this fro hi the

caseone, she opened it again, listened with a glooan to s, which broke over the re thunder rolled onward, and then, reverbed by the mountains,

other thunder seemed to answer fro clouds, entirely concealing the e, that foretold a violent stor, that now,

every instant, revealed the wide horizon and the landscape below, er safe to do so, and she went to her couch; but, unable

to compose her mind to sleep, still listened in silent awe to the

tremendous sounds, that seemed to shake the castle to its foundation

She had continued thus for a considerable tiht she heard a voice, and, raising herself to

listen, saw the chamber door open, and Annette enter with a countenance

of wild affright 'She is dying, !' said she