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and that the Englishman certainly had been seen in the neighborhood

since��seen�察�as she had heard�察�that very night。  ;Great Gd� �

exclaimed Stanton�察�as he recollected the stranger whose demoniac

laugh had so appalled him�察�while gazing on the lifeless bodies of

the lovers�察�whom the lightning had struck and blasted。





As the manuscript�察�after a few blotted and illegible pages�察�became

more distinct�察�Melmoth read on�察�perplexed and unsatisfied�察�not

knowing what connection this Spanish story could have with his

ancestor�察�whom�察�however�察�he recognized under the title of the

Englishman�察�and wondering how Stanton could have thought it worth

his while to follow him to Ireland�察�write a long manuscript about

an event that occurred in Spain�察�and leave it in the hands of his

family�察�to ;verify untrue things�察─�in the language of Dogberry��

his wonder was diminished�察�though his curiosity was still more

inflamed�察�by the perusal of the next lines�察�which he made out with

some difficulty。  It seems Stanton was now in England。



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About the year 1677�察�Stanton was in London�察�his mind still full of

his mysterious countryman。  This constant subject of his

contemplations had produced a visible change in his exterior��his

walk was what Sallust tells us of Catiline's��his were�察�too�察�the

;faedi oculi。;  He said to himself every moment�察 �If I could but

trace that being�察�I will not call him man�察�and the next moment he

said�察 �and what if I could�拭─ �In this state of mind�察�it is singular

enough that he mixed constantly in public amusements�察�but it is

true。  When one fierce passion is devouring the soul�察�we feel more

than ever the necessity of external excitement�察�and our dependence

on the world for temporary relief increases in direct proportion to

our contempt of the world and all its works。  He went frequently to

the theaters�察�THEN fashionable�察�when





     ;The fair sat panting at a courtier's play��

      And not a mask went unimproved away。;





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It was that memorable night�察�when�察�according to the history of the

veteran Betterton��* Mrs。 Barry�察�who personated Roxana�察�had a green´

room squabble with Mrs。 Bowtell�察�the representative of Statira��

about a veil�察�which the partiality of the property man adjudged to

the latter。  Roxana suppressed her rage till the fifth act�察�when��

stabbing Statira�察�she aimed the blow with such force as to pierce

through her stays�察�and inflict a severe though not dangerous wound。

Mrs。 Bowtell fainted�察�the performance was suspended�察�and�察�in the

commotion which this incident caused in the house�察�many of the

audience rose�察�and Stanton among them。  It was at this moment that��

in a seat opposite to him�察�he discovered the object of his search

for four years��the Englishman whom he had met in the plains of

Valencia�察�and whom he believed the same with the subject of the

extraordinary narrative he had heard there。





* Vide Betterton's History of the Stage。





He was standing up。  There was nothing particular or remarkable in

his appearance�察�but the expression of his eyes could never be

mistaken or forgotten。  The heart of Stanton palpitated with

violence��a mist overspread his eye��a nameless and deadly

sickness�察�accompanied with a creeping sensation in every pore�察�from

which cold drops were gushing�察�announced the。 。 。 。



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Before he had well recovered�察�a strain of music�察�soft�察�solemn�察�and

delicious�察�breathed round him�察�audibly ascending from the ground��

and increasing in sweetness and power till it seemed to fill the

whole building。  Under the sudden impulse of amazement and

pleasure�察�he inquired of some around him from whence those

exquisite sounds arose。  But�察�by the manner in which he was

answered�察�it was plain that those he addressed considered him

insane�察�and�察�indeed�察�the remarkable change in his expression might

well justify the suspicion。  He then remembered that night in

Spain�察�when the same sweet and mysterious sounds were heard only by

the young bridegroom and bride�察�of whom the latter perished on that

very night。  ;And am I then to be the next victim�拭─�thought

Stanton�察 �and are those celestial sounds�察�that seem to prepare us

for heaven�察�only intended to announce the presence of an incarnate

fiend�察�who mocks the devoted with 'airs from heaven��' while he

prepares to surround them with 'blasts from hell'�拭─ �It is very

singular that at this moment�察�when his imagination had reached its

highest pitch of elevation��when the object he had pursued so long

and fruitlessly�察�had in one moment become as it were tangible to

the grasp both of mind and body��when this spirit�察�with whom he

had wrestled in darkness�察�was at last about to declare its name��

that Stanton began to feel a kind of disappointment at the futility

of his pursuits�察�like Bruce at discovering the source of the Nile��

or Gibbon on concluding his History。  The feeling which he had

dwelt on so long�察�that he had actually converted it into a duty��

was after all mere curiosity�察�but what passion is more insatiable��

or more capable of giving a kind of romantic grandeur to all its

wanderings and eccentricities�拭 �Curiosity is in one respect like

love�察�it always compromises between the object and the feeling�察�and

provided the latter possesses sufficient energy�察�no matter how

contemptible the former may be。  A child might have smiled at the

agitation of Stanton�察�caused as it was by the accidental appearance

of a stranger�察�but no man�察�in the full energy of his passions�察�was

there�察�but must have trembled at the horrible agony of emotion with

which he felt approaching�察�with sudden and irresistible velocity��

the crisis of his destiny。



When the play was over�察�he stood for some moments in the deserted

streets。  It was a beautiful moonlight night�察�and he saw near him a

figure�察�whose shadow�察�projected half across the street ��there were

no flagged ways then�察�chains and posts were the only defense of the

foot passenger���察�appeared to him of gigantic magnitude。  He had

been so long accustomed to contend with these phantoms of the

imagination�察�that he took a kind of stubborn delight in subduing

them。  He walked up to the object�察�and observing the shadow only

was magnified�察�and the figure was the ordinary height of man�察�he

approached it�察�and discovered the very object of his search��the

man whom he had seen for a moment in Valencia�察�and�察�after a search

of four years�察�recognized at the theater。



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;You were in quest of me�拭─�I was。;  ;Have you anything to inquire

of me�拭─�Much。;  ;Speak�察�then。;;This is no place。;  ;No place��

poor wretch�察�I am independent of time and place。  Speak�察�if you

have anything to ask or to learn。;;I have many things to ask�察�but

nothing to learn�察�I hope�察�from you。;  ;You deceive yourself�察�but

you will be undeceived when next we meet。;;And when shall that

be�拭─�said Stanton�察�grasping his arm�察 �name your hour and your

place。;  ;The hour shall be midday�察─�answered the stranger�察�with a

horrid and unintelligible smile�察 �and the place shall be the bare

walls of a madhouse�察�where you shall rise rattling in your chains��

and rustling from your straw�察�to greet me��yet still you shall

have THE CURSE OF SANITY�察�and of memory。  My voice shall ring in

your ears till then�察�and the glance of these eyes shall be

reflected from every object�察�animate or inanimate�察�till you behold

them again。;;Is it under circumstances so horrible we are to meet

again�拭─�said Stanton�察�shrinking under the full´lighted blaze of

those demon eyes。  ;I never�察─�said the stranger�察�in an emphatic

tone�察�I never desert my friends in misfortune。  When they are

plunged in the lowest abyss of human calamity�察�they are sure to be

visited by me。;



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