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Chapter 10

           "No,Geoffrey"—andhisrichvoicehadastrangesoftmusicinit—"No,myfriend!IfIwereSatanIshouldprobablylament!—foreverylostsoulwouldofnecessityremindmeofmyownfall,myowndespair—andsetanotherbarbetweenmyselfandheaven!Remember—theveryDevilwasanAngelonce!"

           Hiseyessmiled,andyetIcouldhaveswornthereweretearsinthem.Iwrunghishandhard—Ifeltthatnotwithstandinghisassumedcoldnessandcynicism,thefateofyoungLyntonhadaffectedhimprofoundly.Mylikingforhimgainednewfervourfromthisimpression,andIwenttobedmoreateasewithmyselfandthingsingeneral.DuringthefewminutesIspentinundressingIbecameevenabletocontemplatethetragedyoftheeveningwithlessregretandgreatercalmness—foritwascertainlynouseworryingovertheirrevocable—and,afterall,whatinteresthadtheViscount’slifeforme?None.Ibegantoridiculemyselfformyownweaknessanddisinterestedemotion—andpresently,beingthoroughlyfatigued,fellsoundasleep.Towardsmorninghowever,perhapsaboutfourorfiveo’clock,Iwokesuddenlyasthoughtouchedbyaninvisiblehand.Iwasshiveringviolently,andmybodywasbathedinacoldperspiration.Intheotherwisedarkroomtherewassomethingstrangelyluminous,likeacloudofwhitesmokeorfire.Istartedup,rubbingmyeyes—andstaredbeforemeforamoment,doubtingtheevidenceofmyownsenses.

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