'It was a terrible sight,' he says, describing his
reception. ' Anguish, horror, and despair above all
description appeared in her pale face ; the thousand
distortions of her body showed how the dogs of hell
were gnawing her heart. The shrieks intermixed
were scarce to be endured, but her stony eyes could
not weep. She screamed out as soon as words could
find their way, " I am damned, damned, lost for ever 1
Six days ago you might have helped me, but it is
past : I am the devil's now, I have given myself to him,
I will be his, I will serve him, I will go with him to
hell ! " She then began praying to the devil. We
began —

' ' Arm of tlie Lord, awake, awake. "

She immediately sunk down as asleep, but as soon



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as we left off broke out again with inexhaustible
vehemence, "Stony hearts, break ! I am a warning to
you. Break, break, poor stony hearts ! I am damned
that you may be saved ; you need not be damned,
though I must." We interrupted her by calling upon
God, on which she sank down as before, and another
young woman began to roar out as she had done.
