The divinity that shielded me from his attempts will take suitable care of my future safety.

Thus to yield to my fears is to deserve that they should be real." Scarcely had I uttered these words, when my attention was startled by the sound of footsteps.

They denoted some one stepping into the piazza in front of my house.

My new-born confidence was extinguished in a moment.

Carwin, I thought, had repented his departure, and was hastily returning.