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seeallery, into which her chamber opened Groans

were distinctly heard, and, iainst the door, with a violence, that threatened to burst it open She

called loudly to knoas there, but received no answer, though,

at intervals, she still thought she heard so

Fear deprived her of the power to move Soon after, she heard footsteps

in a reallery, and, as they approached, she called

more loudly than before, till the steps paused at her door She then

distinguished the voices of several of the servants, who seeed by some circumstance without, to attend to her calls; but,

Annette soon after entering the room for water, Emily understood, that

one of the

into her rooirl had

recovered her speech, she affir up the back

stair-case, in the way to her cha-place; she held the laht

pick her way, several of the stairs being infir her eyes, that she saw this appearance It stood for

a -place, which she was approaching,

and then, gliding up the stairs, vanished at the door of the apartment,

that had been lately opened