Carmilla

Do

rranged that a servant should sleep outside her door, so that she would not

y, the doctor, whom my father had sent for witho

grave little doctor, with white hair and spectacles,

nd as I proceeded he g

r. When my statement was over, he leaned with his shoulders against the wall, and

tion, he asked Madame i

dingly, and as he ent

o tell me that I am an old fool for

w as the doctor, with a very g

e stood together, burning with curiosity, at the farther end. Not a word could we hear, however, for they spoke in a very low tone, and the deep recess of the window quite concealed the doctor from

ed into the room; it was pale, tho

ment. Madame, we shan't trouble

r, although I felt very weak, I did not feel ill; and strength, o

e, as I drew near, but he was lo

it quite. Laura, come here, dear; now attend

he skin, somewhere about your neck, on the night when you expe

all," I

finger about the point at wh

ow my throat--he

ss, which covered th

ur papa's lowering your dress a very little. It is necessary, to de

ly an inch or two below

t is," exclaimed my

own eyes," said the doct

claimed, beginning

e size of the tip of your little finger; and now," he continu

er?"I urged, in g

ld not recover. I don't see why you should not begin immediately to ge

I ans

kind of center of that thrill which you described just no

e been; I t

urning to my father. "Shal

y," said

adame to hi

hat some steps be taken, which I will explain by-and-by; but in the meantime, Madame, you will be so good as not to

kindness, Madame, I k

tisfied h

know you will observe

you--very much milder in degree, but I believe quite of the same sort. She is a young lady--our guest; but as you say you will be passing thi

r. "I shall be with you, then

eft us, and walked out with the doctor; and I saw them pacing together up and down between the road a

unt his horse there, take his leave, an

rive from Dranfield with the letters, an

ich the doctor and my father had concurred in imposing. Madame, as she afterwards told me, was afraid the doctor apprehende

t was prescribed simply to secure a companion, who would prevent my taking too much exercise, or eating

father came in--he had a l

Spielsdorf. He might have been here yesterday, he

ot look pleased, as he used when a guest, especia

the bottom of the Red Sea. There was plainly somet

I, suddenly laying my hand on his arm, and

, smoothing my hair ca

ctor think m

road to a complete recovery, in a day or two," he answered, a little dryly. "I wish our good friend,

insisted, "what does he th

have displayed before; and seeing that I looked wounded, I suppose, he kissed me, and added, "You shall know all

the carriage to be ready at twelve, and that I and Madame should accompany him; he was going to see the priest who lived near those picturesque grounds, upon business, and as Carmill

ady, and not long after, my father, Mada

the road over the steep Gothic bridge, westward, to re

and hollows, all clothed with beautiful wood, totally destitute of the compar

d cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the s

the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant. His

eetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the