all about her, and so can Rose, perhaps. I myself have _no doubt_
of the fact, historical and spectral.[11] She always appeared on
particular occasions, before the deaths of the family, &c. &c. I
heard Madame Benzoni say, that she knew a gentleman who had seen
her cross his room at Colalto Castle. Hoppner saw and spoke with
the huntsman who met her at the chase, and never _hunted_
afterwards. She was a girl attendant, who, one day dressing the
hair of a Countess Colalto, was seen by her mistress to smile upon
her husband in the glass. The Countess had her shut up in the wall
of the castle, like Constance de Beverley. Ever after, she haunted
them and all the Colaltos. She is described as very beautiful and
fair. It is well authenticated."

[Footnote 10: Here follow some details respecting his friend Charles S.
Matthews, which have already been given in the first volume of this
work.]

[Footnote 11: The ghost-story, in which he here professes such serious
belief, forms the subject of one of Mr. Rogers's beautiful Italian
sketches.--See "Italy," p. 43. edit. 1830.]

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LETTER 399. TO MR. MURRAY.

"Ravenna, 9bre 18°, 1820.

"The death of Waite is a shock to the--teeth, as well as to the
feelings of all who knew him. Good God, he and _Blake_[12] both
gone! I left them both in the most robust health, and little