At the close of the latter speech a flash of lightning of such
dazzling brilliancy shot down past him, that he remained for some
moments almost blinded; and when he recovered his powers of vision
the demon had vanished.
III. How Mabel Lyndwood was taken to the Castle by Nicholas Clamp--
And how they encountered Morgan Fenwolf by the way.
THE storm which had fallen so heavily on the castle had likewise visited
the lake, and alarmed the inmates of the little dwelling on its banks. Both
the forester and his grand-daughter were roused from their beds, and they
sat together in the chief apartment of the cottage, listening to the awful
rolling of the thunder, and watching the blue flashing of the lightning.
The storm was of unusually long duration, and continued for more than
an hour with unintermitted violence. It then paused; the thunder rolled
off, and the flashes of lightning grew fainter and less frequent. During
the storm Mabel continued on her knees, addressing the most earnest
prayers to the Virgin for her preservation and that of her grandfather;
but the old forester, though evidently much alarmed, uttered not a
single supplication, but remained sitting in his chair with a sullen,
scared look.
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