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Chapter 30

           Thechildwasreturningtotheroomwheretheyhadpassedtheevening,whenshefanciedshesawafigurejustglidinginatthedoor.Therewasnothingbutalongdarkpassagebetweenthisdoorandtheplacewhereshehadchangedthemoney,and,beingverycertainthatnopersonhadpassedinoroutwhileshestoodthere,thethoughtstruckherthatshehadbeenwatched.

           Butbywhom?Whenshere-enteredtheroom,shefounditsinmatesexactlyasshehadleftthem.Thestoutfellowlayupontwochairs,restinghisheadonhishand,andthesquintingmanreposedinasimilarattitudeontheoppositesideofthetable.Betweenthemsathergrandfather,lookingintentlyatthewinnerwithakindofhungryadmiration,andhanginguponhiswordsasifheweresomesuperiorbeing.Shewaspuzzledforamoment,andlookedroundtoseeifanyelsewerethere.No.Thensheaskedhergrandfatherinawhisperwhetheranybodyhadlefttheroomwhileshewasabsent.‘No,’hesaid,‘nobody.’

           Itmusthavebeenherfancythen;andyetitwasstrange,that,withoutanythinginherpreviousthoughtstoleadtoit,sheshouldhaveimaginedthisfiguresoverydistinctly.Shewasstillwonderingandthinkingofit,whenagirlcametolighthertobed.

           Theoldmantookleaveofthecompanyatthesametime,andtheywentupstairstogether.Itwasagreat,ramblinghouse,withdullcorridorsandwidestaircaseswhichtheflaringcandlesseemedtomakemoregloomy.Shelefthergrandfatherinhischamber,andfollowedherguidetoanother,whichwasattheendofapassage,andapproachedbysomehalf-dozencrazysteps.

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