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Chapter XI

           Istopped:thesoundceased,onlyforaninstant;itbeganagain,louder:foratfirst,thoughdistinct,itwasverylow. Itpassedoffinaclamorouspealthatseemedtowakeanechoineverylonelychamber;thoughitoriginatedbutinone,andIcouldhavepointedoutthedoorwhencetheaccentsissued. 

           "Mrs.Fairfax!"Icalledout:forInowheardherdescendingthegreatstairs. "Didyouhearthatloudlaugh?Whoisit?" 

           "Someoftheservants,verylikely,"sheanswered:"perhapsGracePoole." 

           "Didyouhearit?"Iagaininquired. 

           "Yes,plainly:Ioftenhearher:shesewsinoneoftheserooms.SometimesLeahiswithher;theyarefrequentlynoisytogether." 

           Thelaughwasrepeatedinitslow,syllabictone,andterminatedinanoddmurmur. 

           "Grace!"exclaimedMrs.Fairfax. 

           IreallydidnotexpectanyGracetoanswer;forthelaughwasastragic,aspreternaturalalaughasanyIeverheard; and,butthatitwashighnoon,andthatnocircumstanceofghostlinessaccompaniedthecuriouscachinnation;butthatneitherscenenorseasonfavouredfear,Ishouldhavebeensuperstitiouslyafraid.However,theeventshowedmeIwasafoolforentertainingasenseevenofsurprise. 

           Thedoornearestmeopened,andaservantcameout,awomanofbetweenthirtyandforty; aset,square-madefigure,red-haired,andwithahard,plainface:anyapparitionlessromanticorlessghostlycouldscarcelybeconceived. 

           "Toomuchnoise,Grace,"saidMrs.Fairfax."Rememberdirections!"Gracecurtseyedsilentlyandwentin. 

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