Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 81: what you’re looking at

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68 ANGELINA ; OR, upprehensive that, if it was seen by the Marquis or any of his friends, they might think that he was watching them, and would be sure to punish him, he concealed it as well as he could, and with his ear to the key-hole of the doer, he listened with the greatest attention, thinking he might catch a word or two that would enable him to jadge what was the matter. There seemed to be several persons, but the voice of the Marquis might be heard high above the rest, as he gave directions to his companions. ‘6° Away with him,’ Simon heard him say, “‘ we have him sate enough now, and he will find it rather a dificult matter to escape. The blue chamber in the north wing will be the most secure place.’ ”’ “* A noise like that of a person straggling violently, was now heard by Simon, and snon afterwards the tones of a man’s voice exclaimed :— “* Cowardly ruffians, release me!—What would you with me ?-—Ah! the Marquis Delmaine l-nI know you now !-«For this outrage the vengeance of my »99 , “* * Curses oa the mask !’ interrupted Delmaine, passionately ; ‘ but no matter, that discovery has sealed bis fate, In with him ;—mind not his threats, they are bat the frenzied ravings of a madman.’ ” ‘‘ Another violent struggle ensued, and then they seemed to have got past the door. Unable longer to endure the anxiety and suspense, notwithstanding the strict injunctions of the Marquis, and the danger be knew be should run ' in disobeying them, he opened his chamber door without the slightest noise, and . peeped out. At the further end of the gallery, by the light emitted from a . couple of lamps, he beheld, though rather indistinctly, the dark shadows of _ several figures, surrounding some object, which Simon judged to be the person _ wpon whom the outrage was being committed; but he was unable to make out more, for whoever he was, he seemed to be enveloped ina large mantle, part af which was also thrown over his head, and entirely concealed his face from observation. He appeared to be very powerful and vigorous, for he was quite ag much as these who held him could manage. The next moment they turned the corner of the gallery, and were hidden from the old man’s view. Hie returned into his room, and shuddered with horror at what he had seen; for he could not doubt, but that the design of the Marquis was murder. The pext morning the servants looked at ene another with strange glances, for more than Simon had heard the noise of the night before, and strange winks and mur- —gmurings passed from one to the others bat Shimon acted on the wisest plan, for be said not a word about what he had heard and seen, and pretended not ta _ Know what they were talking about. “Many of the domestics would have been giad to have left the Marquis’s ,eervice, but they knowing his suspicious temper, were afraid to give him warning, and among that namber was Simon. There were several strange and ill-looking men now in the tower, who were no doubt the ruffigns whom Del- maine had employed in this guilty transaction. In the course of that day, the Marquis called all the domestics together, and ina voice which told them he would be obeyed, com- manded them at their peril, not in futare to attempt to approach the north wing of the tower, except the persons whom he had depated to keep watch there, and who were the fellows before spoken of, He then departed from the tower, accompanied by two fierce-looking mep Who seemed well calculated fur the perpetration of any crime, » Xs COMIC OOO (SO)