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As Blanche drew nearer, the gothic features of this antient mansion

successively appeared--first an e above the

trees--then the broken arch of an i beyond

the a castle, such as is

often celebrated in early story, where the knights look out from the

battlements on some champion beloho, clothed in black armour,

comes, with his companions, to rescue the fair lady of his love froends, to which she had once

or twice obtained access in the library of her convent, that, like

to the monks, was stored with these reliques of

roate, which led into the doreat bell, that had

for since

fallen from its station, a servant cliive notice to those within of the arrival of their

lord As Blanche leaned froentle emotions, which the hour and the scenery awakened The

sun had now left the earth, and twilight began to darken thethe blush that still glowed in

the west, appeared like a line of light, skirting the horizon The low

on the shore, ca of oars was feebly heard froe her pensive hts of the