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Oh wretch! without a tear, without a thought, / Save joy above the ruin thou hast wrought. / Look on thy earthly victims and despair. / BYRON.
When the morning arrived, some one came knocking for admittance at the door of the chamber of death. The knock was several times repeated before it gained any answer or attention; but finally a slow and heavy tread was heard traversing the apartment; the bolt was feebly drawn, the door opened, and Eustace Trevor stood face to face with Mabel Marryott.