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           Oh,youwouldhavelaughed toseehowcunninglyIthrustitin! Imoveditslowlyvery,veryslowly, sothatImightnotdisturbtheoldman’ssleep. IttookmeanhourtoplacemywholeheadwithintheopeningsofarthatIcouldseehimashelayuponhisbed. Ha!wouldamadmanhavebeensowiseasthis, Andthen,whenmyheadwaswellintheroom, Iundidthelanterncautiously-oh,socautiouslycautiously (forthehingescreaked) Iundiditjustsomuchthatasinglethinrayfelluponthevultureeye. AndthisIdidforsevenlongnightseverynightjustatmidnight butIfoundtheeyealwaysclosed; andsoitwasimpossibletodothework; foritwasnottheoldmanwhovexedme,buthisEvilEye. Andeverymorning,whenthedaybroke, Iwentboldlyintothechamber,andspokecourageouslytohim, callinghimbynameinaheartytone, andinquiringhowhehaspassedthenight. Soyouseehewouldhavebeenaveryprofoundoldman,indeed, tosuspectthateverynight,justattwelve,Ilookedinuponhimwhileheslept. 

           UpontheeighthnightIwasmorethanusuallycautiousinopeningthedoor. Awatch’sminutehandmovesmorequicklythandidmine. NeverbeforethatnighthadIfelttheextentofmyownpowersofmysagacity. Icouldscarcelycontainmyfeelingsoftriumph. TothinkthatthereIwas,openingthedoor,littlebylittle, andhenoteventodreamofmysecretdeedsorthoughts. Ifairlychuckledattheidea; andperhapsheheardme; forhemovedonthebedsuddenly,asifstartled. 

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