"I had forgot thy sister. Take her hence;
She should go free!" And then, at her own casement
[Gycia revives and listens.
Appearing, he came forth, and in his arms
A woman's senseless form. As they descended
And now were in mid-air, there came the sound
Of the bell striking midnight, and forthwith
In a moment, like a serpent winged with fire,
There rose from wall to wall a sheet of flame,