Bride of Lammermoor Chapter XXXIV

In which the young and beautiful Lucy Ashton, soon after a strange and unsettling event, displays a mixture of melancholy and levity that alarms her family, yet the appointed nuptials proceed amidst great splendour and festivity, witnessed by a throng both honoured and common. The joyful ceremony takes a sudden and dreadful turn, leading to a scene of horror and mystery that casts a sombre shadow over the assembled guests and the stately castle.