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( 11 ) of a human appearance, which ſeemed covered only with a linen garment, like a ſhirt; it appeared to diffuſe a radiance round it, and at length, by a flow and ſilent pace, it approached the bed. When it came up to the bed-ſide, it drew the curtain more open, and lifted up the bed-cloaths was about to come in. The girl, now more terrified than ever, ſcreamed out with all her power; as every body in the houſe was upon the watch, she was heard by them all, but the father only bad courage to go to her aſſistance, and his bravery was probably owing to a conſiderable quantity of reliques which he had procured from the convent, and which he brought in his hand.

When he came, however, nothing was to be ſeen but ſome of the little croſſes and inſcriptions, ſeveral of which were now luminous only in part.

Being himſelf greatly terrified at theſe appearances, he ran to the friar's apartment, and with ſome difficulty prevailed upon him to go with him to the haunted room, the friar at firſt excuſed himſelf upon account of the young woman's being there in bed. As ſoon as he entered and ſaw the croſſes, he proſtrated himſelf upon the ground, and uttered many prayers and incantations, to which the honeſt landlord ſaid Amen.

The poor girl, in the mean time, lay in a kind of trance, and her father, when the prayers were over, ran down ſtairs for ſome wine, a cordial being necceſſary, to recover her; the friar at the ſame time, ordered him