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Chapter 67

           Whydoesshegivemenoticewhenit’stoolate?Whenhesatthere,yonderthere,overthere,withhiswhiteface,andredhead,andsicklysmile,whydidn’tIknowwhatwaspassinginhisheart?Itshouldhavestoppedbeating,thatnight,ifIhadbeeninhissecret,ortherearenodrugstolullamantosleep,ornofiretoburnhim!’

           Anotherdraughtfromthebowl;and,coweringoverthefirewithaferociousaspect,hemutteredtohimselfagain.

           ‘Andthis,likeeveryothertroubleandanxietyIhavehadoflatetimes,springsfromthatolddotardandhisdarlingchildtwowretchedfeeblewanderers!I’llbetheirevilgeniusyet.Andyou,sweetKit,honestKit,virtuous,innocentKit,looktoyourself.WhereIhate,Ibite.Ihateyou,mydarlingfellow,withgoodcause,andproudasyouareto-night,I’llhavemyturn.What’sthat?’

           Aknockingatthegatehehadclosed.Aloudandviolentknocking.Then,apause;asifthosewhoknockedhadstoppedtolisten.Then,thenoiseagain,moreclamorousandimportunatethanbefore.

           ’Sosoon!’saidthedwarf.‘Andsoeager!IamafraidIshalldisappointyou.It’swellI’mquiteprepared.Sally,Ithankyou!’

           Ashespoke,heextinguishedthecandle.Inhisimpetuousattemptstosubduethebrightnessofthefire,heoversetthestove,whichcametumblingforward,andfellwithacrashupontheburningembersithadshotforthinitsdescent,leavingtheroominpitchydarkness.Thenoiseatthegatestillcontinuing,hefelthiswaytothedoor,andsteppedintotheopenair.

           Atthatmomenttheknockingceased.

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