ABSTRACT
The report of the pistol almost instantly brought Herman and Zenna to the apartment. Here, what a scene of horror struck their gaze! every spark of life was extinct, and his bosom was / deluged in a sea of blood, which, flowing over the pallid features of Helena, gave them a more dreadful appearance than can be conceived. A flood of wretchedness poured in upon the soul of Zenna – he cast a look of horror on his son, and staggered against the wall: Herman, on the other hand, stood speechless with grief, gazing on the sad remains of all he held dear on earth.
