If I know myself, I am free from all such views respecting Miss Ashton as you impute to me.

I have necessary business to settle with Sir William; that arranged, I shall depart, and with as little wish, as you may easily believe, to return to a place full of melancholy subjects of reflection, as you have to see me here." Alice bent her sightless eyes on the ground, and was for some time plunged in deep meditation.

"I will speak the truth," she said at length, raising up her head--"I will tell you the source of my apprehensions, whether my candour be for good or for evil.

Lucy Ashton loves you, Lord of Ravenswood!" "It is impossible," said the Master.
"A thousand circumstances have proved it to me," replied the blind woman.

"Her thoughts have turned on no one else since you saved her from death, and that my experienced judgment has won from her own conversation.