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Emily observed, that their visit to these chambers had, perhaps, been

watched, and that some person, for a frolic, had followed thehten them, and, while they were in the

oriel, had taken the opportunity of concealing himself in the bed

Dorothee allowed, that this was possible, till she recollected, that, on

entering the apartments, she had turned the key of the outer door, and

this, which had been done to prevent their visit being noticed by any

of the faht happen to be up, must effectually have

excluded every person, except themselves, fro, that the ghastly countenance she had seen was

nothing human, but some dreadful apparition

Eht be the

appearance she had witnessed, whether human or supernatural, the fate

of the deceased Marchioness was a truth not to be doubted; and

this unaccountable circus, affected Eination with a superstitious awe, to

which, after having detected the fallacies at Udolpho, she norant of the unhappy story, related by the

housekeeper Her she now soleht, and to ht of the terror she had already betrayed,

that the Count ht not be distressed by reports, which would certainly

spread alar his family 'Time,' she added, 'may