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Chapter 10

           "No,Geoffrey"andhisrichvoicehadastrangesoftmusicinit"No,myfriend!IfIwereSatanIshouldprobablylament!foreverylostsoulwouldofnecessityremindmeofmyownfall,myowndespairandsetanotherbarbetweenmyselfandheaven!RemembertheveryDevilwasanAngelonce!"

           Hiseyessmiled,andyetIcouldhaveswornthereweretearsinthem.IwrunghishandhardIfeltthatnotwithstandinghisassumedcoldnessandcynicism,thefateofyoungLyntonhadaffectedhimprofoundly.Mylikingforhimgainednewfervourfromthisimpression,andIwenttobedmoreateasewithmyselfandthingsingeneral.DuringthefewminutesIspentinundressingIbecameevenabletocontemplatethetragedyoftheeveningwithlessregretandgreatercalmnessforitwascertainlynouseworryingovertheirrevocableand,afterall,whatinteresthadtheViscount’slifeforme?None.Ibegantoridiculemyselfformyownweaknessanddisinterestedemotionandpresently,beingthoroughlyfatigued,fellsoundasleep.Towardsmorninghowever,perhapsaboutfourorfiveo’clock,Iwokesuddenlyasthoughtouchedbyaninvisiblehand.Iwasshiveringviolently,andmybodywasbathedinacoldperspiration.Intheotherwisedarkroomtherewassomethingstrangelyluminous,likeacloudofwhitesmokeorfire.Istartedup,rubbingmyeyesandstaredbeforemeforamoment,doubtingtheevidenceofmyownsenses.

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