[Lobolover]

After getting to a town he instantly falls asleep on someone's doorstep .

He had been there nearly an hour, when he was awakened by an old woman. She had a basket on her arm, in which were flowers, which it was her custom to bring to Passau every market-day. Hardly knowing where he was, he answered the old woman's inquiries in a vague and unsatisfactory manner. By degrees, however, they became better acquainted; and as Verezzi had no money, nor any means of procuring it, he accepted of an offer which Claudine (for that was the old woman's name) made him, to work for her, and share her cottage, which, together with a little garden, was all she could call her own.

Not sure if I would be so prompt to offer a job to the first penniless stranger I find asleep on my doorstep but maybe I'm just too modern .

Chapter IV We return to Zastrozzi ....to where he discovered Verezzi escaped and orders Bernardo to go fetch his horses .

Thanks Shelley I never would have figured how they got there in the last chapter if you didn't tell me .

"But let us proceed on foot—Verezzi shall not escape me—nothing shall now retard the completion of my just revenge."

Now I know I may be getting a little ahead of myself , seeing as it is only Chapter IV , but....who are these people ? I know absolutely and completely nothing about any of the characters and I'm haflway through the fourth chapter .

but though conscience for a while reflected his past life in images of horror,

Hmm , this seems familiar let me

he thought of his past life, and his awakened conscience reflected images of horror.

Oh , nice , he's even copying from himself now .

"But," said Zastrozzi, again taking his seat, "what use is that fellow Paulo in the dungeon? why do you keep him there?"
"Oh!" answered Matilda, "I know not; but if you wish"— She paused, but her eye expressively filled up the sentence.

What do these people have some obsesion with chaining people up for no aparent reason ? This can't be healthy .

Paulo bowed low—he drank the poisoned potion to the dregs, and, overcome by sudden and irresistible faintness, fell at Zastrozzi's feet. Sudden convulsions shook his frame, his lips trembled, his eyes rolled horribly, and, uttering an agonised and lengthened groan, he expired.

Alas Poor Paulo I knew him not at all .

"But you forgive my momentary, unmeaning doubt?" said Matilda, and fixed her unmeaning eyes on his countenance.

I wanted to coment on this earlier but chose to wait till it ocured again this chapter .

Simply put : using the same word twice within the same sentence will not only look and sound awkward , it shall give your readership peculiar ideas about your vocabulary .