Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

DANGER IN THE DARK. 1S7
frightened, and wheeling about to take flight, he quite
forgot to hold on to his loose wrapper, but bonnding
away like a wild antelope, left his borrowed gown
upon the wind! The light skirt of his nether gar-
ment swinging off to a horizontal position, like the
:flag of a fast sailing vessel, it offered a tempting
mark, under its :fluttering folds, to the keen lash of
Alonzo's whip, which adroitly handled, and vigor-
ously applied, kissed him sweetly every jnmp, till he
reached the threshold of the convent, which he en-
tered with a yelp and a howl that induced all within
to think surely the devil was let loose again.
The setting in of this tragi-comedy quickly dissi-
pated the fears of Mary GlidewelJ., who fell to laugh-
ing quite immoderately; the rest of the females, all
of whom witnessed the ludicrous scene, were in great
amazement till the whole matter was explained. So
palpable was the guilt and baseness of Dupin, that
AnM. Maria and Arabella, were not long making up
their minds to return no more to the convent.
It was not until they had arrived at Mr. Glenn's,
and entered the drawing-room, that Anna Maria
Gerard recognized Alonzo. Language is inadequate
to depict the sensations she experienced at the moment
of the recognition, and the thrilling emotions that ran
through every nerve I A gush of feeling filled the
bosom of each, stirring the heart to its greatest depths.
After the salutations were over, a profound and sole.um
silence prevailed for some minutes'; every eye was