` Oh ! it is serious , then ? Well , of course I promise . Now tell me ! ' ' I want you to promise , ' she answered , lowering her voice to a whisper , ` never to bathe in those pools again . ' ` But why not , queen of my soul ; have I not gone there always , and nothing has harmed me , flower of my heart ? ' ` No ; but perhaps something will . If you will not promise I shall go mad with fright . Promise me . ' ` Why , what is the matter ? You look so pale ! Tell me why you are so frightened ? ' ` Did you not hear the song ? ' she asked , trembling . ` Suppose I did , how could that hurt me ? It was the loveliest song I ever heard ! ' ` Yes , and after the song will come the apparition ; and after that -- after that -- ' ' I do n't understand . Well -- after that ? ' ` After that -- death . ' Alonzo stared at her .
Had she really XXXXX mad ?
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