Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 60: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERY OF ST: MARK’S ABBEY, 47 The other ruffian started round in consternation, and Angelina glanced eagerly towards the spot whence the voice seemed to proceed, and beheld standing in a threatening attitude, the mysterious woman of Saint Mark’s Abbey, from whom she had received so many warnings. She approached the place where they stood, and confropting the villain, who still grasped the arm of our heroine, exclaimed : - Away, wretch, or the same hand which has laid low your companion, shall also deal you your death blow !”’ “Foul hag! who art thou ?”’ cried the man, who, perceiving that she had no other pistol than the one the contents of which she had just discharged, be- came emboldened, and looked fie:cely upon her. ‘¢ One who will protect that trembling maiden with her life 3” answered the woman; ‘‘ release her, I say, of take the consequences.” * Take thou the consequences of thy daring ;” said the man, as he let go the arm of Angelina and rushed upon the strange being, who had so often excited the wonder of our hervine. A fierce struggle ensued, the woman uttempting to wreoch the dagger trom the ruffian’s hand. ** Fly, fly, for your life !”’ cried the woman, speaking to Angelina, who had been petrified to the spot with the astonishment created by this singular and unexpected circumstance. This aroused her to action, and bounding over the blood-stained corpse of the other man, she fled with the rapidity of a startled hare, in the direction of the high road which led to the village. She had not however, proceeded far, when she was alarmed by a shrill whistle, which wag iramediately answered from the direction from whence she had fled, and directly after two more fellows leaped over a gate from a neighbouring field, and she found herself once more so fiercely held, that to attempt to fly, she was cun- fident would be completely futile. *< Oh, oh, my dainty Miss,’”’ said one of the fellows, who were well aru.ed, ‘so you have attempted to tly, have you? well, well, you will be safely caged anon, so there will be no necessity to clip your wings. Ah, Martin, how is this?” ‘This was asked of the man from whom Angelina had fled, and who at that moment came running up in a state of great trepidation. ‘6 How is it!” eried the other, *‘ why she had nearly slipped through my fingers, and l have a good mind that I would stop her running for ever. We were interrupted by some hell cat, and poor Dare-devil Will now lies a corpse at the foot of the Suicide’s Rock !” ‘6 Confusion !” exclaimed the other two fellows, ina savage tone, “ Dare- devil Will murdered ?”’ ‘* Oh, for the fove of heaven release me {"” implored Angelina, almost fainting with terror, as the ruthans fixed their savage glances upon her, and seemed half inclined to plange their murderous weapons into her bosum; ** what can be your object in thus seizing a pour defenceless girl, who—” * Stop her d—n—d clack 3” shouted the third wretch, whe looked more fero- cious even than the other two; ‘‘ gug her! gag her!” llis advice was immediately followod, and our heroine, completely overcome by her terrors, became inseusible. When she recovered herself, she was astonished to find that she was in the. cabin of a vessel, and. she could plainly hear the waves as they dashed with ( JOO MU