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to this Spectre waſ ſo intenſe that ſhe did not notice the form of a man who ſtood contemplating with ſmiles the agony of the female, until the ſound of a harp which he touched in a rapid manner, arouſed her. He was remarkably handſome, and his voice, which accompanied the harp was melodious But the fair maid ⟨was⟩ ſtruck with horror when ſhe found his verſes were expreſſive of the pleaſure he felt at the heart rending ſcene before her!——Eliza awoke with terror from her dream and troubled for ſome time whether what ſhe had ſeen and heard were not real. Juſt as ſhe had overcome the impreſſions ariſing from ſo horrible a viſion the night-wind wafted by the caſement of her chamber, the tone of an inſtrument ſo familar to that which ſhe had heard in fancy, that, ſtarting up ſhe threw aſide the curtain, under apprehenſion of beholding awake the viſion of her ſleep. The chamber was in total darkneſs but the ſame ſounds were repeated. She left her bed, and opening the caſement ſhe heard them more diſtinctly, and was convinced they came from the Abbey.——In a few moments all was ſilent and ſhe beheld a lighted torch borne along the ruins! but the night was too dark to diſcern the perſon that carried it. That the muſic was not imaginary, ſhe was convinced; but for what purpose any one would ramble among the mouldering tombs, ſhe had yet to learn. In the morning terrifed by the events of the night Eliza dropt her intention of viſiting the Abbey alone; but unburthened her mind to her beloved brother.
