Chapter 10: In the Early Morning

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​⁠"Rise Mary! Night is darkening and the wintry storms are raging—but be comforted, in the early morning, in the Spring garden, you will see me again."

The countess woke from a short slumber as if some one had uttered the words aloud. She glanced around the dusky room, it was still early, scarcely a glimmer of light pierced through the chinks of the shutters. She tried to sleep again, but in vain. Th