while he unlocked it, she looked back to that she had left, and, observing the rays of the lamp stream through a small opening, was certain, that annette was still there.but her remote situation could little befriend emily, after she had quitted the terrace; and, when barnardine unclosed the gate, the dismal aspect of the passage beyond, shewn by a torch burning on the pavement, made her shrink from following him alone, and she refused to go, unless annette might accompany her.this, however, barnardine absolutely refused to permit, mingling at the same time with his refusal such artful circumstances to heighten the pity and curiosity of emily towards her aunt, that she, at length, consented to follow him alone to the portal.
he then took up the torch, and led her along the passage, at the extremity of which he unlocked another door, whence they descended, a few steps, into a chapel, which, as barnardine held up the torch to light her, emily observed to be in ruins, and she immediately recollected a former conversation of annette, concerning it, with very unpleasant emotions.she looked fearfully on the almost roofless walls, green with damps, and on the gothic points of the windows, where the ivy and the briony had long supplied the place of glass, and ran mantling among the broken capitals of some columns, that had once supported the roof.barnardine stumbled over the broken pavement, and his voice, as he uttered a sudden oath, was returned in hollow echoes, that made it more terrific.emily's heart sunk; but she still followed him, and he turned out of what had been the principal aisle of the chapel.'down these steps, lady,' said barnardine, as he descended a flight, which appeared to lead into the vaults; but emily paused on the top, and demanded, in a tremulous tone, whither he was conducting her.