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Regina looked in surprise from the brother to the sister, and then, with her habitwal self-possession and politeness, lowered the blaze of the solar lamp 'so as to throw a soft light upon the table, and, tak- ing up an engraving, made some critical remark upon its merits, submitting it to Constantia/s judg- ment. Constant, hofiever, with a defer- ential “Permit me, madam,” took, and. with Regina, examined the picture. Constant was pale and fitern, and seemed to have master- ed the betrayal of Some strong emotion. Regina, Constant, and myself, might have passed a tolerable hour, had it not been for Miss Wallrav- en’s increasing and extreme dis- tress. She looked like a second Cassandra, and would start and shudder, pale and glare, as though in momentary expectation of some appalling sight. Her anxiety be- came so intense that apparently she could endure it no longer, but They criticised the picture, which was “The Writing on the Wall.” {Qfichéd {hie béll, and’at "the; en- , rancqzof. a servant, qrdered chamâ€" bey lights, and, turning to Regina, stud. “Mrs. Wallraven! the élock is on the stroke of twelve, and you have had a, fatiguing day. I am ready to show you to your chamâ€" ber.” But Constantia was pale, tremb- ling, and distrait, and gave some reply wide of the mark. Regina a-ros'e, and. slightly bow- ing her f‘Good-night,” left the rocm, followed by Constantia. I soar. after arose and retired to my own. which wa‘son the same floor 'With that of Regina. A a I know not what, presetiment sud- denly over-crept my mind, but, op- pressed with a vague and terrible anxietv. I sought to sleep in vain. r Finally I returned to the drawâ€" ing-room. Constant was gone. It was empty. The room was so Large that the light upon the center-table barely served to make darkness visible, except in its immediate vi- cinity. I put up the light of the lamp, and walked up and down the “nor, restlessly expecting, but without connecting that feeling with my unaccountable gloom, the return of Mr. Wallraven and Wolf- gang. '1 know not how long I might have been waiting, there, when the door swung noiselessly open, and Regina, re-entered the room, her hair in disorder, and a, dressingâ€"gown hastily thrown on. I turned wonderineg to meet her. I saw then that her fair face was blueâ€"pale, and that she trembled with a nervousness I had never seen her betray before. “Illlyrdehr sister! What is the matter 2” asked I, leading her to an easy-chair, into which she immedi- ately sank. , “I do not know! Perhaps a dream! Perhaps something real. Listen! I went to my chamber atâ€" tended by Miss Wallraven only, and her dressingmaid. Miss Wall- raven assisted me to disrobe ; but every few minutes; with a. corru- gated brow and straining eye, she paused to listen or to watch. Fin- ally she concluded her task, and when I was in bed she drew the curtains, and was about to'lea-ve me. Suddenly she turned back and advised me to bolt the door behind her, dnd then left the room. I did not/got; up to bolt the door, because I should have had to get up a secâ€" ond time- 'to open it, but; I fell asleep, wondering what negro might boon the point of death, or what other trouble had calledthe Messrs. VVallraven so abruptly from the house. Well! I had no sooner falâ€" len into .a, deep sleep, than I awak- ened as by the shock-70f a galvanic battery, just in time to see the most diabolical-looking old hag that evei night-mare created stooping over me. gazing into my opened eyes with a grin of malignity that seemed to freeze _all the blood in my veins. I started violently for- ward, and she vanished. I was in stantly bathed in a cold sweat. l thcnght this might be a. dream, and resolutely cotfipb‘s'ed myself to sleep againâ€"only 3to be started out of my sleep again by another and a more violent electric shock, and to The Lady Mandolin ; CHAPTER X.â€"(Cont’ d) OR. THE LOST PATRlMONY. I I stepped quickly up to Regina, with the intention of leading her .from the room, and from the re: ivolting presence of what I now sup- lpcsed to be some gibberng and [malign luna‘tic. see again the same eyes of demo- niac hatred gazing into mine, to make another instinctive bound, and see the terrible nighthaunter vanish as before ! It was impossib‘e now to sleep, or think of sleep. I hastily threw on my dressing-gown, slipped my feet into slippers, and came down here to await the gen- tlemen. I have heard of night- mare, but this is the first time I ever was attacked with it, and it was very natural't-hat my excited imagination should then create the illusion of the old hag, lifter your telling me of what you saw or fan- cied you saw in that chamber the .first night you slept thereâ€"There! I feel truly humiliated at these tre- mors, which I cannot controlâ€"Fer- dinand! there she is now I” This last sentence was spoken in a, tone of- discovery and announce ment, as one)might use upon find- ing out an imaginary phantom to be an ugly old woman. I turned and saw, standing within the door in the full light of the candle she held above her head, the hag of my nightâ€"vision. She was the most loathsome specimen of humanity I had ever seen, as she stood there some seconds, examining us with the same leer of insult and malig- m'ty. .' There she stood, chuckling with :a. fiendish grin at the very loathing she excitedâ€"repaying the extreme of disgust with the extreme of hatred. “What do you want?” I asked. “Hik-hikâ€"hikâ€"hik 2’ ’ she answer- e'l, with her low; wicked laugh, passing me, and going toward Re- gina. . n: “Leave 'the room; said I, inter- cepting h-er. ' “Will you leave_ the rooni‘l”. again I asked. “Yes, when I have kissed my‘ pletty niece,” she ‘ilfcpllled, (:Od“ ding her head at me with a demon grin. I drew Regina’s arm within my own, and we were coming down the length of the room, my sister, with an expression of \disgust amount,- img to pain, Contracting her beau- tiful features. ~Wc passed to one side, in order to afibid meeting the hag ;' but {she knew oui"pui‘g.;se. croséed the ”1'~oom, and intermp‘ted us. “Out of our way! Off with H} self instantly. exclaimed I grily. * “Yes! when I have kissed my pretty niece V!” “Bégone!” said I, turning off to the other side. ' “Yes! I will, when I khs my I}? pretty niece: _she persisted. I did not wish to hurt, and~I could not have brought myself t3! touch the filthy creature. I tank up a parasol that lay upon the table, and, placing one end of it against her chest, bore her gently off. She left, and, retreating, planted herself within 'the‘door way. I came on with my weapon. half laughing at the Quixotic fig~ um I cut, charging upon a mad, old negro woman with a pa-rasol, and placed the end of it, as before, against her chest, saying, “Come! ‘Be‘good‘! let us pass! ’ But suddenly she raised her taloui hand, clutched my weapon, threw it behind her, and elevating the sheathing tallbw candle with the other, gazed uan Regina with a countenance of curiosity, hatred, and expected triumph. My sister drew her arm from mine, and re- treated.- “Hikâ€"hikâ€"hik! my prettye r-iece; you are very fair and very proud! but pride goeth before a fali, and. a haughty temper before destrucâ€" tion.” ~ “Off with yourself this momenta” said I, losing patience, “or I shall be tempted to contaminate myself, and put you out!” “I dare you to touch me!” she said. “Yes-I in a minute, but let mo kiss my fan, pretty mace first)“ not move in one minute.” She did not heed me, but went shall certainly do sg if you do y- ur . all-- “I know it! My nephew Wolf- gang’s wife!” I still thought her crazy; neverâ€" thcless an icy pang shot through my heart. “Who are you ’2” said I. “Nell! Old Nell! Yellow Nell! Slave Nell! Hugh Wallraven’s sis- ter-in-law! Wolfgang Wallraven’s auntâ€"his mother’s; sister! Regina Wallravenfs near lrelative! Yes! {fair lfly! proud. as fair! you are my niece.” “You are vmad! That; lady 1s Mrs. Wallraven!” , [- turned to 100k. on Régina! to bgsh'old a. body petrified, as it; were, to stone !â€"â€"fron_1 when the light Oi reason had fled instantly and for- ever! . ' “Come! let 'me embrace my niece!” and, laughing hideously, shg advanced toward my sister. Regina turned, stepped upon a fonts-tool, thence upon a, chair, fin- ally upon the centre-table, and seated herself upon a pile of books with an_air of mad majesty and doâ€" minion. . “Order out the guards! To pri- son with the traitors! To the rack! to the rack with the beldame! Ourâ€" self will preside at the question!” I hurled away the‘hag,‘ and went to my sister. , “Regina!” "‘Mvr Lord Chancellor; let -.,the Prince of Darkness be immediately arrested upon our own charge of high treaSon 3” ‘ “Regina! my dear sister 3” “Let, there be no delay! Summon the council! Our life and crown are no longer safe! Traitors lurk in our very bed-chamber, assassins hide in the very shadow of our throne! Already one of the ladies of our bed-chamberâ€"â€"our beloved Regina, Fairfieldâ€"lies dead before us! The shaft that pierced her heart was aimed at our own sacred “My God! My God l.” , “.To the” raeki to the rack with the beldame! Strain every limb and nerve and sinew to cracking, until she confess herself the tool of the Prince of Darkness?" “Oh, heaven!” “To the rack! to'the rack with the hag! We will. ourself preside at the question 3” “Regina 3” “Order out, the guards! Sum- mon the council l To prisoni to priâ€" son with the traitor I” she exclaim- ed, rising in 'a. sort of mad majes4 ty, her form elevated and dilating, her eye blazing with the fire of in- sanity, her unbound golden locks rollirg in fallen glory to her waist, her left'hand folding her rich dresâ€" sing-gown about her as'though it were the ermine purple, her right hand extended in a. gesture of high commandâ€"a momentâ€"and then life lowered with the finger pointed to the door, as she said, ‘TLo! 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