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Chapter 2

           Igrewirritableandnervous—aforebodingofevilsomehowdarkenedthebrightconsciousnessofmysuddengoodfortune.Thenanimpulseofshamepossessedme—shamethatthisforeignprince,ifsuchhewere,withlimitlesswealthathisback,shouldbecomingtovisitme—me,nowamillionaire—inmypresentwretchedlodging.Already,beforeIhadtouchedmyriches,IwastaintedbythemiserablevulgarityofseekingtopretendIhadneverbeenreallypoor,butonlyembarrassedbyalittletemporarydifficulty!IfIhadhadasixpenceaboutme,(whichIhadnot)Ishouldhavesentatelegramtomyapproachingvisitortoputhimoff.

           "Butinanycase,"Isaidaloud,addressingmyselftotheemptyroomandthestorm-echoes—"Iwillnotmeethimto-night.I’llgooutandleavenomessage—andifhecomeshewillthinkIhavenotyethadhisletter.IcanmakeanappointmenttoseehimwhenIambetterlodged,anddressedmoreinkeepingwithmypresentposition—inthemeantime,nothingiseasierthantokeepoutofthiswould-bebenefactor’sway."

           AsIspoke,theflickeringlampgaveadismalcrackleandwentout,leavingmeinpitchdarkness.Withanexclamationmorestrongthanreverent,Igropedabouttheroomformatches,orfailingthem,formyhatandcoat—andIwasstillengagedinafruitlessandannoyingsearch,whenIcaughtasoundofgallopinghorses’hoofscomingtoanabruptstopinthestreetbelow.Surroundedbyblackgloom,Ipausedandlistened

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