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'Your sudden departure froroaned

'The reports that followed it,' continued Emily--'The west chamber--the

mournful veil--the object it conceals!--when ain!' said she, endeavouring to raise

herself, while her starting eyes seerave! What! Blood--blood too!--There was

no blood--thou canst not say it!--Nay, do not smile,--do not smile so

piteously!' Laurentini fell into convulsions, as she uttered the last words; and

Eer to endure the horror of the scene, hurried from

the room, and sent some nuns to the assistance of the abbess

The Lady Blanche, and the boarders, ere in the parlour, now

assehted

countenance, asked a hundred questions, which she avoided answering

further, than by saying, that she believed sister Agnes was dying They

received this as a sufficient explanation of her terror, and had then

leisure to offer restoratives, which, at length, somewhat revived Emily,

whose mind was, however, so much shocked with the terrible surmises, and

perplexed with doubts by some words from the nun, that she was unable

to converse, and would have left the convent immediately, had she not