Her
conduct resembled more nearly that of some fierce wild beast whose
den was invaded, than that of a human being. She would hold no
friendly intercourse with us, and if we met at any time, or in any
part of the house, she would fix her keen black eyes upon us, with
an expression that sent a shudder to the heart. My daughter scarcely
dared venture from her room. She so dreaded to meet her. Twice, as
she flew past me, in her restless wanderings over the house,
muttering to herself, I heard her say, as she struck her clenched
hand in the air, 'I can do it again, and I will!'"
A cold chill crept over me, for I remembered the death of Captain
Allen; and this was like a confirmation of what I had feared as to
foul play.
"There is no trusting one wholly or even partially insane. So we
were always on our guard. Not once, but many times during the few
nights we have spent here, have we heard the door of our chamber
tried after midnight. It was plain to us that it was not safe to
live in this way, and so we had come to the reluctant conclusion
that personal restraint must be secured.
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