He had raised his head; he shook back his clustering hair, and her secret was revealed.

In that god-like countenance she recognized the object of her devoted wishes! and with a gasp of overwhelming surprise, she must have fallen from her seat, had not Lady Ruthven, hearing a sound like the sigh of death, turned round, and caught her in her arms.

The cry of her aunt drew every eye to the spot.

Wallace immediately relinquished the countess to her husband, and moved toward the beautiful and senseless form that lay on the bosom of Lady Ruthven.

The earl and his agitated wife followed.
"What ails my Helen ?" asked the affectionate father.
"I know not," replied his sister; "she sat behind me, and I knew nothing of her disorder till she fell as you see." Murray instantly supposed that she had discovered the unknown knight; and looking from countenance to countenance, amongst the train, to try if he could discern the envied cause of such emotions, he read in no face an answering feeling with that of Helen's; and turning away from his unavailing scrutiny, on hearing her draw a deep sigh, his eyes fixed themselves on her, as if they would have read her soul.