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 The Dead March in Saul, struck its melancholy old chords on Blanche's conscience, but she remembered that it was played with great expresssionexpression [sic], and again she begged Janet to sing, and opened the pianoforte; but Janet said that an accompaniment was not necessary for the little she could do, and that little was not worth asking for twice. So without the slightest shyness she began 'Old Robin Grey,' in a rich sweet voice that astonished her hearers. She seemed to be reciting the story, rather than singing the song, with a degree of pathos that overpowered them; and just as the heroine's heart was 'like to break,' a sob from Lady Chester put an end to her griefs, and to Robin's hopes, and Janet's ballad.

"What is the matter, Lady Chester?" she exclaimed.

"Why, your singing, child; it's worse than the 'mither that did not speak,' for breaking hearts. It is the most touching thing I ever heard. Now is it not, Clara?"

But Clara was wiping her eyes, and did not answer.