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Dark power! with shudd'ring, meek submitted thought / Be mine to read the visions old / Which thy awak'ning bards have told, / And, lest they meet my blasted view, / Hold each strange tale devoutly true. / - Collins' Ode to Fear
Emily was recalled from a kind of slumber, into which she had, at length, sunk, by a quick knocking at her chamber door. She started up in terror, for Montoni and Count Morano instantly came to her mind; but, having listened in silence for some time, and recognising the voice of Annette, she rose and opened the door. "What brings you hither so early? " said Emily, trembling excessively. She was unable to support herself, and sat down on the bed.