Hark! Hark! Ambrosio; Hear you not the Archers?
They come, and your destruction is inevitable!' At this moment the Abbot heard the sound of distant voices.

He flew to close the door on whose concealment his safety depended, and which Matilda had neglected to fasten.

Ere He could reach it, He saw Antonia glide suddenly by him, rush through the door, and fly towards the noise with the swiftness of an arrow.

She had listened attentively to Matilda: She heard Lorenzo's name mentioned, and resolved to risque every thing to throw herself under his protection.

The door was open.
The sounds convinced her that the Archers could be at no great distance.