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He entered the chamber which communicated with that in which Rose reclined and immediately on his arrival, she requested him to pray for her, as for one who lay in the hands of Satan, and who could hope for deliverance only from heaven. HE ENTERED THE CHAMBER WHICH COMMUNICATED WITH THAT IN WHICH ROSE RECLINED AND IMMEDIATELY ON HIS SURRIVAL SHE REQUESTED HIM TO PRAY FOR HER AS FOR ONE WHO LAY IN THE HANDS OF SATAN AND WHO COULD HOPE FOR DELIVERANCE ONLY FROM HEAVEN
urally enough, that terror or ill-treatment, had unsettled the poor girl's intellect, and he half suspected, by the suddenness of her appearance, the unseasonableness of the hour, and above all, from the wildness and terror of her manner, that she had made her escape from some place of confinement for lunatics, and was in imminent fear of pursuit. He resolved to summon medical advice as soon as the mind of his niece had been in some measure set at rest by the offices of the clergyman whose attendance she had so earnestly desired; and until this object had been attained, he did not venture to put any questions to her, which might possibly, by reviving painful or horrible recollections, increase her agitation. The clergyman soon arrived--a man of ascetic countenance and venerable age--one whom Gerard Douw respected very much, forasmuch as he was a veteran polemic, though one perhaps more dreaded as a combatant than beloved as a Christian--of pure morality, subtle brain, and frozen heart. GERARDO BEGAN TO FEAR NATURALLY ENOUGH THAT TERROR OR ILL TREATMENT HAD UNSETTLED THE POOR GIRL'S INTELLECT AND HE HALF SUSPECTED BY THE SUDDENNESS OF HER APPEARANCE THE UNSEASONABLENESS OF THE HOUR AND ABOVE ALL FROM THE WILDNESS AND TERROR OF HER MANNER THAT SHE HAD MADE HER ESCAPE FROM SOME PLACE OF CONFINEMENT FOR LUNATICS AND WAS IN IMMINENT FEAR OF PURSUIT HE RESOLVED TO SUMMON MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS THE MIND OF HIS NIECE HAD BEEN IN SOME MEASURE SET AT REST BY THE OFFICES OF THE CLERGYMAN WHOSE ATTENDANCE SHE HAD SO EARNESTLY DESIRED AND UNTIL THIS OBJECT HAD BEEN ATTAINED HE DID NOT VENTURE TO PUT ANY QUESTIONS TO HER WHICH MIGHT POSSIBLY BY REVIVING PAINFUL OR HORRIBLE RECOLLECTIONS INCREASE HER AGITATION THE CLERGYMAN SOON ARRIVED A MAN OF ASCETIC COUNTENANCE AND VENERABLE AGE ONE WHOM GERARD DAL RESPECTED VERY MUCH FORASMUCH AS HE WAS A VETERAN POLEMIC THOUGH ONE PERHAPS MORE DREADED AS A COMBATANT THAN BELOVED AS A CHRISTIAN OF PURE MORALITY SUBTLE BRAIN AND FROZEN HEART
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