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A new Acquaintance — The Stroller’s Tale — A disagreeable Interruption, and an unpleasant Encounter

           

           ‘Itwaslate,forIhadbeenplayinginthelastpiece;and,asitwasabenefitnight,theperformanceshadbeenprotractedtoanunusuallength.Itwasadark,coldnight,withachill,dampwind,whichblewtherainheavilyagainstthewindowsandhouse-fronts.Poolsofwaterhadcollectedinthenarrowandlittle-frequentedstreets,andasmanyofthethinly-scatteredoil-lampshadbeenblownoutbytheviolenceofthewind,thewalkwasnotonlyacomfortless,butmostuncertainone.Ihadfortunatelytakentherightcourse,however,andsucceeded,afteralittledifficulty,infindingthehousetowhichIhadbeendirectedacoal-shed,withoneStoreyaboveit,inthebackroomofwhichlaytheobjectofmysearch.

           ‘Awretched-lookingwoman,theman’swife,metmeonthestairs,and,tellingmethathehadjustfallenintoakindofdoze,ledmesoftlyin,andplacedachairformeatthebedside.Thesickmanwaslyingwithhisfaceturnedtowardsthewall;andashetooknoheedofmypresence,IhadleisuretoobservetheplaceinwhichIfoundmyself.

           ‘Hewaslyingonanoldbedstead,whichturnedupduringtheday.Thetatteredremainsofacheckedcurtainweredrawnroundthebed’shead,toexcludethewind,which,however,madeitswayintothecomfortlessroomthroughthenumerouschinksinthedoor,andblewittoandfroeveryinstant.

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