grasping
the coward
round the
body, with
both arms,
as he
sprung to
his feet.
“Where?”
“Yonder!
replied
the man,
glaring at
the
opposite
wall. “The
shadow! I
saw the
shadow of
a woman,
in a cloak
and
bonnet,
pass along
the
wainscot
like a
breath!”
The Jew
released
his hold,
and they
rushed
tumultuously
from the
room. The
candle,
wasted by
the
draught,
was
standing
where it
had been
placed. It
showed
them only
the empty
staircase,
and their
