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Chapter 30

           Wouldtheybeforgiveninthemorning,orturnedadriftagain!Oh!whyhadtheystoppedinthatstrangeplace?Itwouldhavebeenbetter,underanycircumstances,tohavegoneon!

           Atlast,sleepgraduallystoleuponherabroken,fitfulsleep,troubledbydreamsoffallingfromhightowers,andwakingwithastartandingreatterror.AdeeperslumberfollowedthisandthenWhat!Thatfigureintheroom.

           Afigurewasthere.Yes,shehaddrawnuptheblindtoadmitthelightwhenitshouldbedawn,andthere,betweenthefootofthebedandthedarkcasement,itcrouchedandslunkalong,gropingitswaywithnoiselesshands,andstealingroundthebed.Shehadnovoicetocryforhelp,nopowertomove,butlaystill,watchingit.

           Onitcameon,silentlyandstealthily,tothebed’shead.Thebreathsonearherpillow,thatsheshrunkbackintoit,lestthosewanderinghandsshouldlightuponherface.Backagainitstoletothewindowthenturneditsheadtowardsher.

           Thedarkformwasamereblotuponthelighterdarknessoftheroom,butshesawtheturningofthehead,andfeltandknewhowtheeyeslookedandtheearslistened.Thereitremained,motionlessasshe.Atlength,stillkeepingthefacetowardsher,itbusieditshandsinsomething,andsheheardthechinkofmoney.

           Then,onitcameagain,silentandstealthyasbefore,andreplacingthegarmentsithadtakenfromthebedside,droppeduponitshandsandknees,andcrawledaway.Howslowlyitseemedtomove,nowthatshecouldhearbutnotseeit,creepingalongthefloor!Itreachedthedooratlast,andstooduponitsfeet.

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