The cavalier gazed on the door for a full minute, when, with a tremulous hand, he set down the light, and softly stepped close up to the door. Raising his hand, he cautiously lifted the latch; and the door, which he had expected to find locked, yielded to his pressure, and admitted him to the chamber. Right opposite to the door was a casement, through which, though it was partly veiled by a curtain, the moon could be distinguished, and thus sufficient light prevailed to reveal every object in the room. On discerning this, Don Rafaele, though he had left his light on the landing, turned quickly round, and, previous to taking any further step, softly closed the door. He was now in comparative darkness, but the objects of the room were still visible, and, when he turned round from the door, he glanced over them all separately, and then stepped lightly towards the bed. The deep breathing of its occupant assured him that she was asleep before he drew back the drapery. As he did draw the drapery back, the moonlight--for it was on the same side of the chamber with the casement--spread itself out before him, and revealed to him the sleeper’s face. He cast but one hasty look at her scarcely distinguishable features. Then, with breathless eagerness, he silently drew down the bedclothes, and raised his dagger over her bosom. END OF VOL. II. London: HENRY RICHARDS, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. Transcriber’s Notes: Obvious punctuation errors corrected. Period spelling retained, but apparent printing errors corrected. Changed “crid” to “cried” on page 62. (cried Sir Walter Raleigh) Changed “returnd” to “returned” on page 78. (returned Bernard) Added missing “h” to “hope” on page 96. (with confidence and hope) Changed “progess” changed to “progress” on page 102. (During his progress to the palace) Changed “scarely” to “scarcely” on page on 113. (They had scarcely begun to make good way) Changed “happnd” to “happened” on page 116. (In the name of God, what hath happened?) Changed “succesive” to “successive” on page 123. (For three successive days) Added missing “n” to “begun” on page 277. (had begun to fear thee lost) End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Hildebrand, by Anonymous