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 undauntedly prang forward; and, aiming a fierce blow at the figure, it intantly vanihed, letting fall a may iron key. The flame now reted upon a pair of ample folding doors at the end of the gallery. Sir Bertrand went to it, and applied the key to a brazen lock–with difficulty he turned the bolt–intantly the doors flew open, and dicovered a large apartment, at the end of which was a coffin reted upon a bier, with a taper burning on each ide of it. Along the room on both ides were gigantic tatues of black marble, attired in the Moorih habit, and holding enormous abres in their hands. Each of them reared its arm, and advanced one leg forward, as the knight entered; at the ame moment the lid of the coffin flew open, and the bell tolled. The flame till glided forward; and Sir Bertrand reolutely followed, till he arrived within ix paces of the coffin. Suddenly a lady in a hroud and black veil roe up in it, and tretched out her arms toward him–at the ame time the tatues clahed their abres, and advanced. Sir Bertrand flew to the lady, and clapedclasped [sic] her in his arms he threw up her veil, and kied his lips; when intantly the whole building hook as with an earthquake, and fell aunder with a horrible crah.

Sir Bertrand was thrown into a udden trance; and, on recovering, found himelf eated on a velvet ofa, in the mot magnificent room he had ever een, lighted with innumerable tapers, in lutres of pure crytal. A umptuous banquet was et in the middle.

The doors opening to oft muic, a lady of incomparable beauty, attired with amazing plendor, entered, urrounded by a troop of gay nymphs more fair than the graces. She advanced to the knight; and, falling on her knees, thanked him as her deliverer. The nymphs put a garland of laurel upon his head; and the lady led him by the hand to the banquet, and at beide him. The nymphs placed themelves at the table; and a numerous train of ervants entering, erved up the feat, delicious muic playing all the time.

Sir Bertrand could not peak for atonihment–he