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Chapter 3

           Themajesticfiguredrewnearer,tillinheightandbreadthitseemedtosuddenlyovershadowme;andonceagainthevoicecalled—

           "GeoffreyTempest,areyouthere?"

           Forveryshame’ssakeIcouldholdoutnolonger—andwithadeterminedeffortIbroketheextraordinarydumbspellthathadheldmelikeacowardinsilenthiding,andcameforwardboldlytoconfrontmyvisitor.

           "YesIamhere,"Isaid—"AndbeinghereIamashamedtogiveyousuchawelcomeasthis.YouarePrinceRimânezofcourse;—Ihavejustreadyournotewhichpreparedmeforyourvisit,butIwashopingthatmylandlady,findingtheroomindarkness,wouldconcludeIwasout,andshowyoudownstairsagain.YouseeIamperfectlyfrank!"

           "Youareindeed!"returnedthestranger,hisdeeptonesstillvibratingwiththesilveryclangofveiledsatire—"SofrankthatIcannotfailtounderstandyou.Briefly,andwithoutcourtesy,youresentmyvisitthiseveningandwishIhadnotcome!"

           ThisopendeclarationofmymoodsoundedsobrusquethatImadehastetodenyit,thoughIknewittobetrue.Truth,evenintrifles,alwaysseemsunpleasant!

           "Praydonotthinkmesochurlish,"—Isaid—"Thefactis,Ionlyopenedyourletterafewminutesago,andbeforeIcouldmakeanyarrangementstoreceiveyou,thelampwentout,withtheawkwardresultthatIamforcedtogreetyouinthisunsociabledarkness,whichisalmosttoodensetoshakehandsin."

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