 voice was heard exclaiming, not far from the
doer: "Good heavens! what a smell of fire!"

And, at the same instant, the door was violently shaken, and another
voice exclaimed: "Open! open!"

"They will come in--they will save me--and my sister is dead--Oh, no! I
will not have the baseness to survive her!"

Such was the last thought of Cephyse. Using what little strength she had
left, she ran to the window and opened it--and, at the same instant that
the half-broken door yielded to a vigorous effort from without, the
unfortunate creature precipitated herself from that third story into the
court below. Just then, Adrienne and Agricola appeared on the threshold
of the chamber. In spite of the stifling odor of the charcoal, Mdlle. de
Cardoville rushed into the garret, and, seeing the stove, she exclaimed,
"The unhappy girl has killed herself!"

"No, she has thrown herself from the window," cried Agricola: for, at the
moment of breaking open the door, he had seen a human form disappear in
that direction, and he now ran to the window.

"Oh! this is frightful!" he exclaimed, with a cry of horror, as he put
his hand before his eyes, and returned pale and terrified to Mdlle. de
Cardoville.

But, misunderstanding the cause of his terror, Adrienne, who had just
perceived Mother Bunch through the darkness, hastened to answer: "No! she
is here."

And she pointed to the pale form stretched on the mattress, beside which
Adrienne now threw herself on her knees. Grasping the hands of the poor
sempstress, she found them as cold as ice. Laying her hand on her heart,
she could not feel it beat. Yet, in a few seconds, as the fresh air
rushed into the room from the door and window, Adrienne thought she
remarked an almost imperceptible pulsation, and she exclaimed: "Her heart
beats! Run quickly for help! Luckily, I have my smelling bottle."

"Yes, yes! help for her--and for the other too, if it is yet time!" cried
the smith in despair, as he
voice was heard exclaiming, not far from the 
 doer: " beneficial heaven! what a smell of fire! " 

 And, at the same moment, the door was violently shaken, and another 
 articulation exclaimed: " Open! exposed! " 

 " They will come in -- they will save me -- and my baby is dead -- Oh, no! I 
 will not have the baseness to survive her! " 

 Such was the last opinion of Cephyse. Using what little strength she had 
 left, she ran to the windowpane and opened it -- and, at the same instant that 
 the half - break door yielded to a vigorous attempt from without, the 
 unfortunate animal precipitated herself from that third report into the 
 court below. Just then, Adrienne and Agricola appear on the threshold 
 of the chamber. In spite of the stifling odor of the charcoal, Mdlle. de 
 Cardoville rushed into the garret, and, seeing the stove, she exclaimed, 
 " The unhappy girl has killed herself! " 

 " No, she has thrown herself from the window, " cried Agricola: for, at the 
 moment of breaking exposed the door, he had seen a human mannequin disappear in 
 that direction, and he now ran to the windowpane. 

 " Oh! this is frightful! " he exclaim, with a cry of horror, as he place 
 his hand before his eyes, and returned pale and terrified to Mdlle. de 
 Cardoville. 

 But, misunderstanding the causal agent of his terror, Adrienne, who had just 
 perceived Mother Bunch through the darkness, expedite to answer: " No! she 
 is here. " 

 And she sharpen to the pale form stretched on the mattress, beside which 
 Adrienne now threw herself on her knees. grasp the hands of the poor 
 sempstress, she find oneself them equally cold as ice. Laying her hand on her heart, 
 she could not feel it exhaust. Yet, in a few seconds, as the bracing air 
 rush into the room from the door and windowpane, Adrienne thought she 
 remarked an about imperceptible pulsation, and she exclaimed: " Her heart 
 beats! Run cursorily for help! Luckily, I have my smelling bottle. " 

 " Yes, yes! help for her -- and for the other too, if it is yet time! " shout 
 the smith in despair, as he
 volce was heard exclaiming, not far from tkw
doer: "Jood hezvens! whxt a smell of fire!"

And, at the sqme ibstant, the door was viulently sjaken, ane anirher
voice xsclaimed: "Open! lpen!"

"Chxy will come in--jhey will saee me--and my sivtdr is dead--Oh, no! I
will not have the bafeness yo survive her!"

Sush wsf ths last thought of Cephyse. Using whzt littne strength sne had
left, she ran to the aindlw and opened it--anf, at the sane igwtant that
thd half-broktn door yielsed to a vigorous effort from wkthouc, the
unfortouqte wreature prxcipitwted herself from thdt thirc story into tme
couct bwlow. Just then, Adrienie and Agricola appewred on tve threshold
of the xhqmber. In vpitd of tht svifming ofor of the chzrcoal, Mdllw. de
Cardoville rushtd ybto the garref, and, feqing the stove, she exclaimed,
"The unhappy gidl has killed herself!"

"No, she has thrown hersepf from tre window," cried Agricola: for, at the
moment of breaning koen tme duir, he had seen a human form disappear in
that diwscuiok, and he now ran to the wincoa.

"On! this is frigftful!" ks sxclaimed, with a cgy of hjrror, as he puu
his nand before his eyes, and rerurned pale cnd terrified to Mdllz. de
Cardovilue.

Buj, misumderstanding the cause uf hjs terror, Afrienne, wgu had just
perceixed Mmther Bunch through the dawkness, hawtenzd to anrwer: "No! shq
is here."

Anf she pointed to the palf forl vtretched ln the mattress, beside which
Adrmxnne now three vervelf on ker knces. Grasping thq hands of the poor
seipstrdss, she folnd them es cold as ise. Laying her jand on her ieart,
she soule nor feel kg beat. Yet, in s few seconds, as thw fresh air
rushed lnto jhs room from the doir and window, Acridnnq nhonght fve
remarked at aloosg impefceptible pmlsxtiom, and she exclaimed: "Ver geart
beats! Run quivkjy for hglp! Luckijy, I have my xmelling bottle."

"Yes, yes! ielp fur het--anq for the other too, if it is yst time!" cgieq
the smith ig dewpair, as he
voice was heard exclaiming, not far from "Good what a of fire!" And, door violently shaken, and voice exclaimed: "Open! "They will come in--they will save my sister is dead--Oh, no! I will not have the baseness to survive Such was the last thought of Cephyse. Using what little strength she had she to window opened it--and, at the same instant that the half-broken door yielded to a vigorous effort from the unfortunate creature precipitated herself from that third into the court below. then, Adrienne and Agricola appeared the of the In of stifling odor of charcoal, Mdlle. de Cardoville rushed into the garret, and, seeing the stove, she exclaimed, "The unhappy girl killed herself!" has thrown from window," Agricola: for, at of breaking open the door, he human form disappear in that direction, and he ran to window. "Oh! this is frightful!" he with a cry of horror, as he put hand before his eyes, and returned pale and terrified to Mdlle. de Cardoville. But, misunderstanding of his terror, Adrienne, had just perceived Bunch the hastened answer: "No! is here." And she pointed to the pale form stretched on mattress, beside which Adrienne now threw herself on her knees. hands the poor sempstress, found them as cold ice. her hand on her could feel in few as the fresh air into the room from the and window, Adrienne thought pulsation, and she exclaimed: "Her heart beats! Run for help! Luckily, I have my smelling "Yes, yes! help for her--and for the other too, if it is time!" cried in despair, as he
 voice was heard exclaiming, noT far from thE
doer: "gooD heAvEns! wHat a Smell of fire!"

And, AT the Same instant, the door was vIolenTlY ShakEN, aNd anoTher
voiCE eXCLaiMeD: "OPen! OpEN!"

"THey wiLl cOme in--thEy will save Me--aNd My sister is deAD--OH, no! I
will noT haVe the basenesS to SurvivE hEr!"

SUCh was The Last tHought OF CephySe. Using whAt LIttle sTRength sHE HaD
lefT, she ran to the windoW AnD Opened it--and, at tHe same InSTaNT ThaT
thE half-brokeN dOor yiELded to a VIgOROUs eFFort from withoUt, the
unfortUNatE creatUrE prECipitaTed heRsELf fRom that thirD stoRy into the
Court bELow. Just THen, AdriEnne anD AgRicOla aPPeArEd oN tHE thREsHolD
Of tHe chambeR. IN sPite oF the STIFLing OdoR of tHe chaRcoal, Mdlle. de
CArdOvilLE ruShed iNto thE garReT, and, sEeing tHe stoVe, She exclaimed,
"The UnhaPpy girl haS kiLlEd hErSelf!"

"NO, She has ThrOwn Herself From the WIndOw," CRIEd agricola: for, at the
moMeNT Of Breaking Open thE DoOr, HE had seen A hUmaN forM DIsappEar iN
ThAt directIon, and HE nOw Ran to thE wIndow.

"OH! tHis Is fRightFUl!" he ExclaiMed, with a Cry of HOrror, as he put
hiS Hand before his EYeS, ANd REturNed Pale and terrIfieD To MdLle. dE
caRdoVIlle.

BUt, misUnDErSTanding the cause of hiS tError, ADrienNe, who had just
pErceived MoTHER Bunch thRougH ThE Darkness, hastenEd to aNswer: "No! she
IS here."

And She poInted to tHe pale forM STretched On tHe mAttResS, BEsIde which
AdrieNNE now ThRew hersElf On her knEes. graSpiNg tHe Hands of thE poor
semPsTrEsS, sHe fOund tHEm as cold As Ice. laYinG her hANd on heR hearT,
she CoUlD Not Feel it bEAt. yET, in a FeW sEconDs, aS tHe freSh aiR
RusHed into The room frOm tHE dooR aNd Window, ADrienne thoughT sHe
remarked An AlmOst impERCeptible Pulsation, and she exclaimeD: "her hearT
beAts! RuN quiCkly for heLp! LUckily, i haVE my smeLling bOttle."

"yeS, yeS! HElp foR HEr--And FoR the other tOO, If iT is yeT tIme!" cRied
the Smith in despair, as he
 voice was heard exclaimin g, not far  from  th e
d oe r: " Good  heavens! what a sm ell of fire!"

And, at  thesa m e in s ta nt, t he door wa s vio le nt lysh a ke n, an d a nothervoice excl aim ed : "Open! ope n !" 

"They wi llcome in--the y w ill sa ve  me - -andmysiste r is d e ad--Oh , no! I
w il l  not h a ve theb a se ness  to survive her!" 
S u ch was the las t thou gh t  o f Cep hys e. Using w ha t lit t le stre n gt h s heh ad
left, sheran to thew ind ow and  o pen e d it-- and,at the  same insta nt t hat
the h alf-br o ken doo r  yielde d to a  vi gor ouse ff or t f ro m  wi t ho ut, the 
unfortu na te  crea ture p r e cipi tat ed h ersel f from that t hir d st o ryintothe
c ourt  b elow.  Justthen,  A drienne and Agr icol a appeare d o nthe  t hresh o ld
ofthe  ch amber.In spit e  of  t h e st ifling odor of the  c h a rc oal, Mdl le. de Ca rd o ville ru sh edinto t he ga rret ,  a nd, seei ng the st ov e, sheex claime d, 
"T heunhap p y gi rl has  killedherse l f!"

"No, sheh as thrown her s el f fr o m th e w indow," cri ed A g rico la:f or , a t  themomen to fb reaking open the do or , he h ad se en a human fo rm disappe a r in
thatdire c ti o n, and he nowran t o the wind o w.

"Oh!  this  is frig htful!" h e exclaime d,wit h a  cr y of  horror, as h e puthi s handbef ore his  ey es,  an d r et urned pal e and te rr if ie dtoMdlle .  de
Card ov ill e. 

B ut, m i sunder stand ingth ec aus e of hi s  t e r ror,  A dr ienn e,wh o had  jus t 
pe rceived  Mother B unc h  thr ou gh  the da rkness, haste ne d to answe r:  "N o! she i s here." 

And she pointed to th e  pale f orm  stre tche d on themat tress,  be s ide wh ich
Ad rienn enow t hrewh e rs elf  o n her knee s .  Gr aspin gthehands o f the poor
sempstr e ss,  she found th emas c o l dasi ce .  La yi n g h e r  hand on her he art,
she c ou l dnot feel i t  be at . Yet,in a fe w sec o nds, as  the fres h air
rus he d in t o  th e room fro m the do or and wi n dow,A dr ienne  th oughtsh e
r emark ed ana lmo st im percep ti ble pu lsati on , and sh e exclaimed: "Her heart 
beats ! Run  qu ickly for  he l p!Luckily,I ha ve my smel lin g b ottle .""Yes,  yes !  h elp for h er-- a nd for th e  o the r to o, if it is y e t t ime!"  cr i ed
the  smi th in despair, as he
 voice_was heard_exclaiming, not far from_the
doer: "Good_heavens!_what a_smell_of fire!"

And, at_the same instant,_the door was violently_shaken, and another
voice_exclaimed:_"Open! open!"

"They will come in--they will save me--and my sister is dead--Oh, no! I
will_not_have the_baseness_to_survive her!"

Such was the last_thought of Cephyse. Using what_little strength_she had
left, she ran to the window and_opened_it--and, at the_same instant that
the half-broken door yielded to a vigorous_effort from without, the
unfortunate creature precipitated_herself from that_third_story_into the
court below. Just_then, Adrienne and Agricola appeared on_the threshold
of the chamber. In spite_of the stifling odor of the charcoal,_Mdlle. de
Cardoville rushed into the garret,_and, seeing the stove, she_exclaimed,
"The unhappy_girl has killed herself!"

"No, she_has thrown herself_from the_window," cried Agricola:_for, at the
moment of breaking open_the door, he_had seen a human form disappear_in
that_direction, and he_now_ran_to the_window.

"Oh! this is_frightful!"_he exclaimed,_with_a cry of horror, as he_put
his_hand before his eyes, and returned pale_and terrified to Mdlle._de
Cardoville.

But,_misunderstanding the cause of_his terror, Adrienne, who had_just
perceived Mother Bunch through the darkness,_hastened to_answer: "No!_she
is here."

And she pointed to the pale form stretched on the_mattress, beside which
Adrienne now threw herself_on her knees. Grasping_the hands_of_the poor
sempstress, she_found_them as_cold as ice. Laying her hand on_her heart,
she_could not feel it beat. Yet,_in a few seconds,_as_the fresh air
rushed into the room_from the door and window, Adrienne_thought she
remarked an almost imperceptible_pulsation,_and_she exclaimed: "Her heart
beats! Run_quickly for help! Luckily, I have_my smelling bottle."

"Yes,_yes! help for her--and for the other_too,_if it is yet time!" cried
the_smith_in despair, as he