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Chapter 34

           

           "Sibyl!"Icalledagain.Stillabsolutesilence.Iturnedrounduponthewaitingandanxiousdomesticswithanassumptionofcalmness.

           "LadySibylisprobablynotinherroomsatall;"—Isaid;"Shemayhavegoneoutunobserved.Thisdooroftheante-chamberhasaspring-lock—itcaneasilygetfastshutbythemerestaccident.Bringastronghammer—oracrowbar—anythingthatwillbreakitopen—ifyouhadhadsenseyouwouldhaveobeyedMissClare,anddonethisacoupleofhoursago."

           AndIwaitedwithenforcedcomposure,whilemyinstructionswerecarriedoutasrapidlyaspossible.Twoofthemen-servantsappearedwiththenecessarytools,andverysoonthehouseresoundedwithclamour—blowafterblowwasdealtuponthesolidoakendoorforsometimewithoutsuccess—thespringlockwouldnotyield—neitherwouldthestronghingesgiveway.Presentlyhowever,aftertenminutes’hardlabour,oneofthefinelycarvedpanelswassmashedin—thenanother—and,springingoverthedébrisIrushedthroughtheante-roomintotheboudoir—thenpaused,listening,andcallingagain,"Sibyl!"Noonefollowedme—someindefinableinstinct,somenamelessdread,heldtheservantsback,andMavisClareaswell.Iwasalone,...andincompletedarkness.Gropingabout,withmyheartbeatingfuriously,Isoughtfortheivorybuttoninthewallwhichwould,atpressure,floodtheroomswithelectriclight,butsomehowIcouldnotfindit.

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