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Chapter 4

           ThedoorresistedevenmorethanIexpected,butIdidnotgivein.Andallthewhiletheclamourattheouterdoorincreased.

           Finallytheconnectingdoorgave,butwithsuchacrashthatIknewthoseoutsidemusthaveheard.Instantlytheoutsideknockingbecameaviolentbattering,whilekeyssoundedominouslyinthehalldoorsoftheroomsonbothsidesofme.Rushingthroughthenewlyopenedconnexion,Isucceededinboltingthenortherlyhalldoorbeforethelockcouldbeturned;butevenasIdidsoIheardthehalldoorofthethirdroomtheonefromwhosewindowIhadhopedtoreachtheroofbelowbeingtriedwithapass-key.

           ForaninstantIfeltabsolutedespair,sincemytrappinginachamberwithnowindowegressseemedcomplete.Awaveofalmostabnormalhorrorsweptoverme,andinvestedwithaterriblebutunexplainablesingularitytheflashlight-glimpseddustprintsmadebytheintruderwhohadlatelytriedmydoorfromthisroom.Then,withadazedautomatismwhichpersisteddespitehopelessness,Imadeforthenextconnectingdoorandperformedtheblindmotionofpushingatitinanefforttogetthroughandgrantingthatfasteningsmightbeasprovidentiallyintactasinthissecondroomboltthehalldoorbeyondbeforethelockcouldbeturnedfromoutside.

           Sheerfortunatechancegavememyreprievefortheconnectingdoorbeforemewasnotonlyunlockedbutactuallyajar.InasecondIwasthough,andhadmyrightkneeandshoulderagainstahalldoorwhichwasvisiblyopeninginward.

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