Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 23: what you’re looking at

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10 ANGELINA; QR, the rock which overhung the spot on which she was, and to her surprise and confusion beheld standing on the summit, the tall and graceful figure of a man, who, with his arms folded in a thoughtful mood, was gazing earnestly and fixecly upon her. | The stranger was young, and his features were remarkably striking and handsome. The rays of the moon fell fall upon his high and open forehead, and his dark and piercing eyes seemed to sparkle with mute astonishment and ad- miration. A profusion of black and glossy ringlets descended luxuriantly to his shoulders, and his figure, which was noble and commanding, yet devoid of pride or haughtiness, was eovel ped in a large blue mantle, which was thrown jn graceful folds over his right shoulder. Bewildered and surprised by the attitude and intense glances of the stradger, ‘Angelina was unable to move for a minute or.two, when fear taking the place of admiration, she started hastily under the rock ow which he was standing, and bounded as fast as she could along the only path which presented itself to her eyes, unconscious whither it led. Fortunately, it led her on toa heath, which she knew, and here, almost exhausted, she paused to take breath, and looked back to see if the young man was pursuing her. She was very much alarmed when she beheld him running rapidly along the path, and calling upoa ber to stop. Terror now put redoubled speed to her footsteps, and she again hurried along for about half a mile, when unable to proceed farther without resting, . and leaning for support against the withered trunk of a tree, she had the satis- faction to find that the stranger had abandoned his pursuit. Overcome by the singularity of the events she had that evening met with, Angelina bent her way towards home, but found -it impossible to account for the furm she had seen in the cavern of the rock. But above all, she could not get the person and features of the handsome stranger from her mind, and as she thought ‘upon him she felt a sensation futtering at her heart, which she had never before experienced. ° It was ten o’clock when she reached home, and her uncle, who was terribly alarmed at her absence, had gone in search of her. Having accounted for her remuining oft so late, by attributing it to the.storm, and having lost her way, Arthur was satisfied, but enjoined her to confine her rambles in future to such places as she was thoroughly acquainted with. Visions of the most remarkable description haunted the sleeping fancies of - Angelina that night, in which the handsome stranger, and the supposed phantom of the rocky cavern, acted prominent parts, and she arose at an earlier hour than _ geual on the fullowivg morning onrefreshed and spiritless. Neel CHAPTER HIT. The mysterious occurrence we have related ic the previous chapter, gave rise to many reflections in the mind of our heroine, but she could come to to satisfactory conclusion. Was the place she had wandered to inhabited, or wae the form she had seen that of an eartirly being? She was lost in chaos of conjecture. But, above all, the form of the handsome stranger she had seen MU COMIC OOOlKS.€O