This result reached, he turned again towards Carmel, with renewed respect in his manner and a marked softening in his aspect and voice.
"Can you fix the hour of this occurrence ?" he asked.

"In any way can you locate the time ?" "No; for I did not move at once.

I felt tied to that couch; I am very young, and I had never seen death before.

When I did get up, I hobbled like an old woman and almost went distracted; but came to myself as I saw the note on the floor--the note I was told to burn.

Lifting it, I moved towards the fireplace, but got a fright on the way, and stopped in the middle of the floor and looked back.