The greater part of several succeeding nights were spent in watching,

but no sounds disturbed their silence. Ferdinand, in whose mind the

late circumstances had excited a degree of astonishment and curiosity

superior to common obstacles, determined, if possible, to gain

admittance to those recesses of the castle, which had for so many

years been hid from human eye. This, however, was a design which he

saw little probability of accomplishing, for the keys of that part of

the edifice were in the possession of the marquis, of whose late

conduct he judged too well to believe he would suffer the apartments

to be explored. He racked his invention for the means of getting

access to them, and at length recollected that Julia's chamber formed

a part of these buildings, it occurred to him, that according to the

mode of building in old times, there might formerly have been a

communication between them. This consideration suggested to him the

possibility of a concealed door in her apartment, and he determined to

survey it on the following night with great care.




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