shall then be decided.

Al. I--yes--it shall be as you say, madam. Make your arrangements as
you please.]

Evening came on, and spread around her sombre shades;--the breeze's
rustling wing was in the tree:--the sound of the low, murmuring brooks,
and the far-off waterfall, were faintly heard;--the frequent lights in
the village darted their pale lustre through the gloom:--the solitary
whip-poor-wills stationed themselves along the woody glens, the groves
and rocky pastures, and sung a requiem to departed summer;--a dark cloud
was rising in the west, across whose gloomy front the vivid lightning
bent its forky spires.

[_A&M_:

Evening had now spread her dusky mantle over the face of nature.
The breeze's rustling wing was in the tree. The "stilly sound" of
the low murmuring brook, and the far off water fall, were faintly
heard. The twinkling fire fly arose from the surrounding verdure
and illuminated the air with a thousand transient gleams. The
mingling discordance of curs and watch-dogs echoed in the distant
village, from whence the frequent lights darted their pale lustre
through the gloom.--The solitary whipperwills stationed themselves
along the woody glens, the groves and rocky pastures, and sung a
requiem to departed summer. A dark cloud was rising in the west,
across whose gloomy front the vivid lightning bent its forky
spires.]

[[The middle of this paragraph was used earlier in _Alida_.]]

Theodore and Alida moved slowly towards home; she appeared enraptured
with the melancholy splendours of the evening, but another subject
engaged the mental attention of Theodore.

[_A&M_:

Alonzo and Melissa moved slowly to the village; she appeared
enraptured with the melancholy splendors of the evening, but the
other subject engaged the mental attention of Alonzo.]

Bonville arrived the next day. He gave his hand to Theodore with seeming
warmth of friendship. If it was reciprocated, it must have been
affected. There was no alteration in the manners and conversation of
Alida; her discourse, as usual, was sprightly and interesting. After
dinner she retired, and her father requested Theodore and Bonville to
withdraw with him to a private room. After they were seated, the old
gentleman thus addressed them:

[_A&M_:

Beauman arrived the next day. He gave his hand to Alonzo with
seeming warmth of friendship. If it was reciprocated, it must have
been affected