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"The flighty purpose never is o'ertook." / Macbeth.
THE three girls lost no time in responding to this invitation; they crossed the hall, passed through the door connecting it with the Castle, and ascended a rugged, spiral stone staircase in the wake of Mr. Sheridan, who preceded them at a swift pace,-carrying a light in his hand. Halting on the first landing, he threw open a door, and said to his niece,-