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Chapter 7

           

           “Wemustgiveitup,ofcourse,butwhatdidshefixthistimefor?Theoldwitchfixedthetimeformetocomeherself.It’soutofmyway.Andwherethedevilshecanhavegotto,Ican’tmakeout.Shesitsherefromyear’sendtoyear’send,theoldhag;herlegsarebadandyethereallofasuddensheisoutforawalk!”

           “Hadn’twebetterasktheporter?”

           “What?”

           “Whereshe’sgoneandwhenshe’llbeback.”

           “Hm....Damnitall!...Wemightask....Butyouknowsheneverdoesgoanywhere.”

           Andheoncemoretuggedatthedoor-handle.

           “Damnitall.There’snothingtobedone,wemustgo!”

           “Stay!”criedtheyoungmansuddenly.“Doyouseehowthedoorshakesifyoupullit?”

           “Well?”

           “Thatshowsit’snotlocked,butfastenedwiththehook!Doyouhearhowthehookclanks?”

           “Well?”

           “Why,don’tyousee?Thatprovesthatoneofthemisathome.Iftheywereallout,theywouldhavelockedthedoorfromtheoutsidewiththekeyandnotwiththehookfrominside.There,doyouhearhowthehookisclanking?Tofastenthehookontheinsidetheymustbeathome,don’tyousee.Sotheretheyaresittinginsideanddon’topenthedoor!”

           “Well!Andsotheymustbe!”criedKoch,astonished.“Whataretheyaboutinthere?”Andhebeganfuriouslyshakingthedoor.

           “Stay!”criedtheyoungmanagain.“Don’tpullatit!Theremustbesomethingwrong....Here,you’vebeenringingandpullingatthedoorandstilltheydon’topen!Soeitherthey’vebothfaintedor...

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