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Chapter XX

           Anotherstepstampedontheflooringaboveandsomethingfell;andtherewassilence. 

           Ihadputonsomeclothes,thoughhorrorshookallmylimbs;Iissuedfrommyapartment.Thesleeperswereallaroused:ejaculations,terrifiedmurmurssoundedineveryroom;doorafterdoorunclosed;onelookedoutandanotherlookedout;thegalleryfilled. Gentlemenandladiesalikehadquittedtheirbeds;and"Oh!whatisit?""Whoishurt?""Whathashappened?""Fetchalight!""Isitfire?""Arethererobbers?""Whereshallwerun?"wasdemandedconfusedlyonallhands.Butforthemoonlighttheywouldhavebeenincompletedarkness. Theyrantoandfro;theycrowdedtogether:somesobbed,somestumbled:theconfusionwasinextricable. 

           "WherethedevilisRochester?"criedColonelDent."Icannotfindhiminhisbed." 

           "Here!here!"wasshoutedinreturn."Becomposed,allofyou:I’mcoming." 

           Andthedoorattheendofthegalleryopened,andMr.Rochesteradvancedwithacandle:hehadjustdescendedfromtheupperstorey. Oneoftheladiesrantohimdirectly;sheseizedhisarm:itwasMissIngram. 

           "Whatawfuleventhastakenplace?"saidshe."Speak!letusknowtheworstatonce!" 

           "Butdon’tpullmedownorstrangleme,"hereplied:fortheMissesEshtonwereclingingabouthimnow;andthetwodowagers,invastwhitewrappers,werebearingdownonhimlikeshipsinfullsail. 

           "All’sright!all‘sright!"hecried."It’samererehearsalofMuchAdoaboutNothing. 

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