Thegreaterpartofthefearfulnighthadwornaway，andshewhohadbeendead，onceagainstirredandnowmorevigorouslythanhitherto，althougharousingfromadissolutionmoreappallinginitsutterhopelessnessthanany。Ihadlongceasedtostruggleortomove，andremainedsittingrigidlyupontheottoman，ahelplesspreytoawhirlofviolentemotions，ofwhichextremeawewasperhapstheleastterrible，theleastconsuming。Thecorpse，Irepeat，stirred，andnowmorevigorouslythanbefore。Thehuesoflifeflushedupwithunwontedenergyintothecountenancethelimbsrelaxedand，savethattheeyelidswereyetpressedheavilytogether，andthatthebandagesanddraperiesofthegravestillimpartedtheircharnelcharactertothefigure，ImighthavedreamedthatRowenahadindeedshakenoff，utterly，thefettersofDeath。Butifthisideawasnot，eventhen，altogetheradopted，Icouldatleastdoubtnolonger，when，arisingfromthebed，tottering，withfeeblesteps，withclosedeyes，andwiththemannerofonebewilderedinadream，thethingthatwasenshroudedadvancedboldlyandpalpablyintothemiddleoftheapartment。
ItremblednotIstirrednotforacrowdofunutterablefanciesconnectedwiththeair，thestature，thedemeanorofthefigure，rushinghurriedlythroughmybrain，hadparalyzedhadchilledmeintostone。Istirrednotbutgazedupontheapparition。Therewasamaddisorderinmythoughtsatumultunappeasable。Couldit，indeed，bethelivingRowenawhoconfrontedme？CoulditindeedbeRowenaatallthefair-haired，theblue-eyedLadyRowenaTrevanionofTremaine？Why，whyshouldIdoubtit？ThebandagelayheavilyaboutthemouthbutthenmightitnotbethemouthofthebreathingLadyofTremaine？Andthecheeks-thereweretherosesasinhernoonoflifeyes，thesemightindeedbethefaircheeksofthelivingLadyofTremaine。Andthechin，withitsdimples，asinhealth，mightitnotbehers？buthadshethengrowntallersincehermalady？Whatinexpressiblemadnessseizedmewiththatthought？
Onebound，andIhadreachedherfeet！Shrinkingfrommytouch，sheletfallfromherhead，unloosened，theghastlycerementswhichhadconfinedit，andtherestreamedforth，intotherushingatmosphereofthechamber，hugemassesoflonganddishevelledhair；itwasblackerthantheravenwingsofthemidnight！Andnowslowlyopenedtheeyesofthefigurewhichstoodbeforeme。“Herethen，atleast。”I
shriekedaloud，“canInevercanIneverbemistakenthesearethefull，andtheblack，andthewildeyesofmylostloveoftheladyofthe
Itself，byitself，solely，oneeverlasting，andsingle。