Before the volumes of poet and sage it stood with its burning eyes in the stillness of night, and I thought I heard its horrible whispers uttering temptations never to be divulged." He paused, and the drops stood upon his brow.
"But I," said Adela, mastering her fears and throwing her arms around him,--"but I henceforth will have no life but in thine.

And in this love so pure, so holy, thy terror shall fade away." "No, no!" exclaimed Glyndon, starting from her.

"The worst revelation is to come.

Since thou hast been here, since I have sternly and resolutely refrained from every haunt, every scene in which this preternatural enemy troubled me not, I--I--have--Oh, Heaven! Mercy--mercy! There it stands,--there, by thy side,--there, there!" And he fell to the ground insensible..