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"Utter darkness! How dreadful!" cried Aurelia, shuddering

"How long has this been, sister?" inquired Harriet

"About nine years," said Betty "The lamentable affair took place just before Sir Jovian's death, and the shockstate It was the more unfortunate, since he hadson, and appointed hientleman, trustee for the Belamour property; and there has beenunable to act, or to do nature"

"Ah! sister, I wish you had not told entleht Nine years of utter darkness!"

"We knoho is still child enough to hate darkness," said Harriet

"Take care," said Betty "You must make haste, or I shall leave you to it"