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Chapter 30

           Ihadlatterlygrownaheavysleeper,andIsupposeImusthaveslumberedsomehours,whenIwasawakenedsuddenlyasthoughbyanimperativetouchfromsomeunseenhand.Istartedupinmybedthenight-lampwasburningdimly,andbyitsglimmerIsawthatSibylwasnolongeratmyside.Myheartgaveoneboundagainstmyribsandthenalmoststoodstillasenseofsomethingunexpectedandcalamitouschilledmyblood.Ipushedasidetheembroideredsilkenhangingsofthebedandpeeredintotheroomitwasempty.ThenIrosehastily,putonmyclothesandwenttothedooritwascarefullyshut,butnotlockedasithadbeenwhenweretiredforthenight.Iopeneditwithouttheleastnoise,andlookedoutintothelongpassagenoonethere!Immediatelyoppositethebedroomdoortherewasawindingoakstaircaseleadingdowntoabroadcorridor,whichinformertimeshadbeenusedasamusic-roomorpicture-galleryanancientorgan,stillsweetoftone,occupiedoneendofitwithdullgoldenpipestoweringuptothecarvedandembossedceilingtheotherendwaslitbyalargeorielwindowlikethatofachurch,filledwithrareoldstainedglass,representinginvariousnichesthelivesofthesaints,thecentresubjectbeingthemartyrdomofStStephen.

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