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     Time only enchanced the desirableness of this scheme�察�my new faculty 

would naturally  connect itself   with these   wishes�察�and   the question   could 

not   fail   to   occur   whether   it   might   not   aid   me   in   the   execution   of   my 

favourite plan。 

     A thousand superstitious tales were current in the family。 Apparitions 

had   been   seen�察  �and   voices   had   been   heard   on   a   multitude   of   occasions。 

My father was a confident believer in supernatural tokens。                  The voice of 

his   wife�察  �who    had   been    many     years   dead�察  �had   been    twice   heard    at 

midnight whispering at his pillow。            I frequently asked myself whether a 

scheme favourable to my views might not be built upon these foundations。 

Suppose      ��thought    I��  my   mother     should   be   made    to  enjoin   upon    him 

compliance with my wishes�拭�



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     This idea bred in me a temporary consternation。              To imitate the voice 

of the dead�察�to counterfeit a commission from heaven�察�bore the aspect of 

presumption and impiety。           It seemed an   offence which could not fail   to 

draw after it the vengeance of the deity。 My wishes for a time yielded to 

my fears�察�but this scheme in proportion as I meditated on it�察�became more 

plausible�察    �no   other   occurred    to   me   so   easy   and   so   efficacious。     I 

endeavoured to persuade myself that the end proposed�察�was�察�in the highest 

degree praiseworthy�察�and that the excellence of my purpose would justify 

the means employed to attain it。 

     My     resolutions    were�察  �for   a  time�察  �attended    with   fluctuations    and 

misgivings。      These gradually disappeared�察�and my purpose became firm�察�

I was next to devise the means of effecting my views�察�this did not demand 

any    tedious    deliberation。    It   was   easy   to  gain   access    to  my   father's 

chamber       without     notice    or   detection�察   �cautious     footsteps    and    the 

suppression of breath would place me�察�unsuspected and unthought of�察�by 

his bed side。     The words I should use�察�and the mode of utterance were not 

easily settled�察�but having at length selected these�察�I made myself by much 

previous repetition�察�perfectly familiar with the use of them。 

     I selected a blustering and inclement night�察�in which the darkness was 

augmented by a veil of the blackest clouds。               The building we inhabited 

was   slight   in   its   structure�察  �and   full   of   crevices   through   which   the   gale 

found easy way�察�and whistled in a thousand cadences。                  On this night the 

elemental      music     was    remarkably      sonorous�察    �and    was    mingled     not 

unfrequently with ~~thunder heard remote~~。 

     I could not divest myself of secret dread。            My heart faultered with a 

consciousness of wrong。          Heaven seemed to be present and to disapprove 

my work�察�I listened to the thunder and the wind�察�as to the stern voice of 

this   disapprobation。     Big   drops   stood   on   my   forehead�察  �and   my   tremors 

almost incapacitated me from proceeding。 

     These     impediments       however     I  surmounted�察     �I  crept   up   stairs   at 

midnight�察  �and   entered   my   father's   chamber。      The   darkness   was   intense 

and I sought with outstretched hands for his bed。              The darkness�察�added to 

the trepidation of my thoughts�察�disabled me from making a right estimate 



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of   distances�此   �I   was   conscious   of   this�察  �and   when   I   advanced   within   the 

room�察�paused。 

     I endeavoured to compare the progress I had made with my knowledge 

of   the   room�察  �and   governed   by   the   result   of   this   comparison�察  �proceeded 

cautiously and with hands still outstretched in search of the foot of the bed。 

At   this   moment   lightning   flashed   into   the   room�此    �the   brightness   of   the 

gleam     was    dazzling�察   �yet   it  afforded   me    an   exact   knowledge      of   my 

situation。     I had mistaken my way�察�and discovered that my knees nearly 

touched   the   bedstead�察  �and   that   my   hands   at   the   next   step�察  �would   have 

touched      my   father's   cheek。     His    closed    eyes   and    every   line   in  his 

countenance�察�were painted�察�as it were�察�for an instant on my sight。 

     The flash was accompanied with a burst of thunder�察�whose vehemence 

was stunning。       I always entertained a dread of thunder�察�and now recoiled�察�

overborne with terror。        Never had I witnessed so luminous a gleam and so 

tremendous a shock�察�yet my father's slumber appeared not to be disturbed 

by it。 

     I stood irresolute and trembling�察�to prosecute my purpose in this state 

of mind was impossible。           I resolved for the present to relinquish it�察�and 

turned with a view of exploring my way out of the chamber。                     Just then a 

light seen through the window�察�caught my eye。                  It was at first weak but 

speedily increased�察�no second thought was necessary to inform me that the 

barn�察�situated at a small distance from the house�察�and newly stored with 

hay�察�was in flames�察�in consequence of being struck by the lightning。 

     My   terror    at  this  spectacle    made    me   careless    of  all  consequences 

relative to myself。       I rushed to the bed and throwing myself on my father�察�

awakened him by loud cries。            The family were speedily roused�察�and were 

compelled to remain impotent spectators of the devastation。                    Fortunately 

the   wind   blew   in   a   contrary   direction�察  �so   that   our   habitation   was   not 

injured。 

     The impression that was made upon me by the incidents of that night 

is   indelible。    The    wind    gradually     rose   into  an   hurricane�察   �the   largest 

branches   were  torn   from  the   trees�察  �and   whirled   aloft   into   the   air�察  �others 

were uprooted and laid prostrate on the ground。 The barn was a spacious 



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edifice�察  �consisting   wholly   of   wood�察  �and   filled   with   a   plenteous   harvest。 

Thus   supplied   with   fuel�察  �and   fanned   by   the   wind�察  �the   fire   raged   with 

incredible     fury�察  �meanwhile      clouds    rolled   above�察   �whose    blackness     was 

rendered      more    conspicuous       by   reflection    from    the   flames�察   �the   vast 

volumes      of  smoke     were    dissipated    in  a  moment      by   the  storm�察   �while 

glowing      fragments     and   cinders    were   borne    to  an   immense      hight�察 �and 

tossed   everywhere   in   wild   confusion。        Ever   and   anon   the   sable   canopy 

that hung around us was streaked with lightning�察�and the peals�察�by which it 

was accompanied�察�were deafning�察�and with scarcely any intermission。 

     It  was�察   �doubtless�察   �absurd    to  imagine     any   connexion      between     this 

portentous scene and the purpose that I had meditated�察�yet a belief of this 

connexion�察�though wavering and obscure�察�lurked in my mind�察�something 

more     than    a  coincidence      merely    casual�察   �appeared     to   have   subsisted 

between   my   situation�察  �at   my   father's   bed   side�察  �and   the   flash   that   darted 

through   the   window�察  �and   diverted   me   from   my   design。         It   palsied   my 

courage�察�and strengthened my conviction�察�that my scheme was criminal。 

     After   some   time   had   elapsed�察  �and   tranquility   was�察  �in   some   degree�察�

restored in the family�察�my father reverted to the circumstances in which I 

had   been     discovered   on   the    first   alarm   of   this  event。  The   truth    was 

impossible   to     be   told。   I  felt  the   utmost   reluctance   to    be   guilty   of  a 

falsehood�察�but by falsehood only could I elude detection。                   That my guilt 

was the offspring of a fatal necessity�察 �that the injustice of others gave it 

birth and made it unavoidable�察�afforded me slight consolation。                     Nothing 

can be more injurious than a lie�察�but its evil tendency chiefly respects our 

future conduct。       Its direct consequences may be transient and few�察�but it 

facilitates   a   repetition�察  �strengthens   temptation�察  �and   grows   into   habit。      I 

pretended       some    necessity     had    drawn     me    from    my     bed�察  �and    that 

discovering the condition of the barn�察�I hastened to inform my father。 

     Some time after this�察�my father summoned me to his presence。 I had 

been previously guilty of disobedience to his commands�察�in a matter about 

which he was usually very scrupulous。               My brother had been privy to my 

offence�察    �and   had    threatened     to  be   my   accuser。     On     this  occasion     I 

expected nothing but arraignment and punishment。                   Weary of oppression�察�



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and hopeless of any change in my father's temper and views�察�I had formed 

the resolution of eloping from his house�察�and of trusting�察�young as I was�察�

to the caprice of fortune。 I was hesitating whether to abscond without the 

knowledge of the family�察�or to make my resolutions known to them�察�and 

while I avowed   my resolution�察�to   adhere to   it in spite  of opposition and 

remonstrances�察�when I received this summons。 

     I was employed at this time in the field�察�night 
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