<p>Belinda, with a modest self-possession quite her own, promptly answered for this Spectre in a low, clear voice:<br><br>The lights extinguished; by the hearth I leant,<br><br>Half weary with a listless discontent.<br><br>The flickering giant shadows, gathering near.<br><br>Closed round me with a dim and silent fear;<br><br>All dull, all dark; save when the leaping flame,<br><br>Glancing, lit up The Picture's ancient frame.</p>...