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'Ever since the death of my lady, madam,' replied Dorothee 'Why, the place is not haunted, surely?' said Blanche, between jesting

and seriousness 'I have heard that music almost ever since my dear lady died,' continued

Dorothee, 'and never before then But that is nothing to sos I

could tell of' 'Do, pray, tell them, then,' said Lady Blanche, now more in earnest than

in jest 'I am much interested, for I have heard sister Henriette, and

sister Sophie, in the convent, tell of such strange appearances, which

they themselves had witnessed!'

'You never heard, my lady, I suppose, what made us leave the chateau,

and go and live in a cottage,' said Dorothee 'Never!' replied Blanche

with impatience 'Nor the reason, that my lord, the Marquis'--Dorothee checked herself,

hesitated, and then endeavoured to change the topic; but the curiosity

of Blanche was too much awakened to suffer the subject thus easily to

escape her, and she pressed the old house-keeper to proceed with her

account, upon whom, however, no entreaties could prevail; and it was

evident, that she was alarmed for the imprudence, into which she had

already betrayed herself 'I perceive,' said E, 'that all old mansions are haunted; I

am lately come from a place of wonders; but unluckily, since I left it,

I have heard almost all of therave, and sighed; and Emily felt