'As, unable to witness the agony of the wound he had inflicted but could not heal, he turned from her, the last light of day faded from the hills–the sun of both worlds set on her eye and soul–she sunk on the earth, and notes of faint music that seemed designed to echo the words–'No–no–no–never–never more!' trembled in her ears. They were as simple and monotonous as the words themselves, and were played accidentally by a peasant boy who was wandering in the woods. But to the unfortunate, every thing seems prophetic; and amid the shades of evening, and accompanied by the sound of his departing footsteps, the breaking heart of Elinor accepted the augury of these melancholy notes.

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