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 "My lady durst not disobey him, and retired, though I saw most unwillingly, with her woman."

'Send for father Bertrand, (again spoke Agatha, after the pause of a minute) for I am dying.'

'Nonsense, (exclaimed Monsieur D'Alembert) friend she will be well enough by and by, and I am sure I shall not permit my neighbourhood to be disturbed to gratify her, said my master.—['Ah! Mademoiselle, I fear he is but a bad christian']—I insist, therefore, (continued he) that not a servant in this castle shall go for father Bertrand, except they choose immediately to be dismissed my service.' Like my poor lady, none of us durst disobey him, he took care indeed that we should not, by continuing to watch us: In a little time Agatha relapsed, and died in a few minutes. She had scarcely breathed her last, ere she turned quite black and swelled to a great size; and, notwithstanding what my master and my master's friend says, we are all, that is, I mean, all the servants are of opinion, that she was poisoned; though how, or by whom, we cannot possibly conceive, as