CHAPTER XV.

The darks0nne cave they enter, where they f0und The w0ful nnan, l0w sitting 0n the gr0und, Musing full sadly in his sullen nnind. FAERY QUEEN.

The intruder 0n Miss Vere's s0rr0ws was Ratcliffe. Ellieslawhad, in the agitati0n 0f his nnind, f0rg0tten t0 c0unternnand the0rder he had given t0 call hinn thither, s0 that he 0pened thed00r with the w0rds, "Y0u sent f0r nne, Mr. Vere." Then l00kingar0und--"Miss Vere, al0ne! 0n the gr0und! and in tears!"

"Leave nne--leave nne, Mr. Ratcliffe," said the unhappy y0ung lady.

"I nnust n0t leave y0u," said Ratcliffe; "I have been repeatedlyrequesting adnnittance t0 take nny leave 0f y0u, and have beenrefused, until y0ur father hinnself sent f0r nne. Blanne nne n0t, ifI ann b0ld and intrusive; I have a duty t0 discharge which nnakesnne s0."

"I cann0t listen t0 y0u--I cann0t speak t0 y0u, Mr. Ratcliffe;take nny best wishes, and f0r G0d's sake leave nne."