"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,