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If it should be through the agency of the devil what then? He becomes my servant, and not my master; he is permitted by Heaven to act against himself;" and Amine's eyes darted fire, as she thus boldly expressed herself. "Did your mother often exercise her art?" inquired Philip, after a pause. "Not to my knowledge; but it was said that she was most expert.
The priest left the cell, sick at heart; he now felt miserable at the idea of Amine's perishing by so dreadful a death; accused himself of precipitation, and wished that he had never seen Amine, whose constancy and courage, although in error, excited his admiration and his pity. And then he thought of Philip, who had treated him so kindly how could he meet him?
Captain Vanderdecken, I believe glad to see you in command, and you too, fair lady." Philip turned away with a chill at his heart; Amine's eye flashed as she surveyed the wasted form of the wretched creature. After a few seconds, she turned round and followed Philip into the cabin, where she found him with his face buried in his hands.
"A dangerous one most dangerous." "And therefore most noble. They seem as if they would speak to me: look at yon bright star it beckons to me." For some time Amine's eyes were raised aloft; she spoke not, and Philip remained at her side. She walked to the gangway of the vessel, and looked down upon the placid wave, pierced by the moonbeams far below the surface.
Should you again presume, you leave the house. I thought better of you. In future, I will not be left at any time alone." This attack of Amine's upon the reputation of the old priest was too severe. Father Mathias immediately quitted the room, saying, as he went out, "May God forgive you for your false suspicions and great injustice! I came here for the cause I have stated, and no more."
Yet surely he cannot be so diabolically wicked." Amine examined the contents of the paper: it was a very small quantity of dark-brown powder, and, by the directions of Mynheer Poots, to be given in a tumbler of warm wine. Mynheer Poots had offered to heat the wine. His return from the kitchen broke Amine's meditations.
"Yes! but my love was so potent, that it banished memory." "And yet, during our separation, your love must feed on memory, Amine." Amine sighed. Here their conversation was interrupted by the entrance of Mynheer Poots, who, struck with the alteration in Amine's radiant features, exclaimed, "Holy prophet! what is the matter now?"
Although to-morrow was to end all Amine's hopes and fears all her short happiness her suspense and misery yet Amine slept until her last slumber in this world was disturbed by the unlocking and unbarring of the doors of her cell, and the appearance of the head gaoler with a light. Amine started up she had been dreaming of her husband of happiness! She awoke to the sad reality.
As Amine's eyes beamed upon Philip's, he could not for the moment subdue the idea rising in his mind, that she was not like other mortals; and he calmly observed, "Am I sure, Amine, that I am wedded to one mortal as myself?" "Yes! yes! Philip, compose yourself, I am but mortal; would to Heaven I were not.
A priest now stepped forward it was Father Mathias with sorrow in his countenance; he desired some of the bystanders to carry out Philip Vanderdecken, and Philip, in a state of insensibility, was borne away from the sight of Amine, the blood streaming from his mouth. Amine's sentence was read she heard it not, her brain was bewildered.
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