still more shocking by being tinted to the hues of life as life had been after the wreck six hours after when the workman was gone lord looked upon the result and smiled grimly and said a statue should represent a man as he appeared in life and that s as he appeared ha ha but tis done to good purpose and not idly he locked the door of the closet with a skeleton key and went his way to fetch the home that night she slept but he kept awake according a group of noble to the tale she murmured soft words in her dream and he knew that the tender converse of her was held with one whom he had but in name at the end of her dream the of awoke and arose and then the of former nights was repeated her husband remained still and listened two strokes sounded from the clock in the without when leaving the chamber door she passed along the corridor to the other end where as usual she obtained a light so deep was the silence that he could even from his bed hear her softly blowing the to a glow after striking the steel she moved on into the and he heard or fancied he heard the turning of the key in the closet door the next moment there came from that direction a loud and prolonged shriek which to the farthest corners of the house it was repeated and there was the noise of a heavy fall lord sprang out of bed he hastened along the dark corridor to the door of the which stood and by the light of the candle within saw his poor young lying in a heap in her on the floor of the closet when he reached her side he found that she had fainted much to the relief of his fears that matters were worse he quickly shut up and locked in the hated image which had done the mischief and lifted his wife in his arms where in a few she opened her eyes pressing her face to his without saying a word he carried her back to her room endeavouring as he went to her terrors by a laugh in her ear oddly of and ho � ho � ho r says he frightened dear one hey w w j j w a group of noble what a baby tis only a joke sure � a did joke but a baby should not go to at midnight to look for the ghost of the dear departed if it do it must expect to be terrified at his aspect � ho � ho when she was in her bed chamber and had quite come to herself though her nerves were still much shaken he spoke to her more sternly now my lady answer me do you love him � eh no � no she faltered shuddering with her expanded eyes fixed on her husband he is too terrible � no no you are sure quite sure replied the poor broken spirited but her natural asserted itself next morning he again inquired of her do you love him now she under his gaze but did not reply that means that you do still by g he continued it means that i will not tell an and do not wish to incense my lord she answered with dignity then suppose we go and have another look at him as he spoke he suddenly took her by the wrist and turned as if to lead her towards the ghastly closet no � no oh � no she cried and her desperate out of his hand revealed that the fright of the night had left more impression upon her delicate soul than appeared another dose or two and she will be cured he said to himself it was now so generally known that the earl and were not in accord that he took no great trouble to disguise his deeds in relation to this matter during the day he ordered four men with ropes and a group of noble to attend him in the when they arrived the closet was open and the upper part of the statue tied up in canvas he had it taken to the sleeping chamber what followed is more or less matter of conjecture the story as told to me goes on to say that when lady retired with him that night she saw near the foot of the heavy oak four a tall dark wardrobe which had not stood there before but she did not ask what its presence meant i have had a little whim he explained when they were in the dark have you says she to erect a little shrine as it may be called a little shrine yes to one whom we both equally � eh i ll show you what it contains he pulled a cord which hung covered by the and the doors of the wardrobe slowly opened that the shelves within had been removed throughout and the interior adapted to receive the ghastly figure which stood there as it had stood in the but with a wax candle burning on each side of it to throw the and distorted features into relief she clutched him uttered a low scream and buried her head in the oh take it away � please take it away she implored all in good time namely when you love me best he returned calmly you don t quite yet � eh i don t know � i think � o have mercy � i cannot bear it � o in pity take it away nonsense one gets accustomed to anything take another gaze loi a group of noble in short he allowed the doors to remain at the foot of the bed and the wax burning and such was the strange fascination of the exhibition that a morbid 