As He quitted me, the Hostess met him at the door of the room.
'The Gentleman is not quite in his right senses;' I heard him say to her in a low voice; ''Tis the natural consequence of his fall, but that will soon be over.' One after another the Peasants returned to the Inn, and informed me that no traces had been discovered of my unfortunate Mistress.
Uneasiness now became despair.

I entreated them to renew their search in the most urgent terms, doubling the promises which I had already made them.

My wild and frantic manner confirmed the bye-standers in the idea of my being delirious.

No signs of the Lady having appeared, they believed her to be a creature fabricated by my over-heated brain, and paid no attention to my entreaties.

However, the Hostess assured me that a fresh enquiry should be made, but I found afterwards that her promise was only given to quiet me.