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Chapter XXVIII

           Itledmeaslantoverthehill,throughawidebog,whichwouldhavebeenimpassableinwinter,andwassplashyandshakingevennow,intheheightofsummer. HereIfelltwice;butasoftenIroseandralliedmyfaculties. Thislightwasmyforlornhope:Imustgainit. 

           Havingcrossedthemarsh,Isawatraceofwhiteoverthemoor. Iapproachedit;itwasaroadoratrack:itledstraightuptothelight,whichnowbeamedfromasortofknoll,amidstaclumpoftreesfirs,apparently,fromwhatIcoulddistinguishofthecharacteroftheirformsandfoliagethroughthegloom. MystarvanishedasIdrewnear:someobstaclehadintervenedbetweenmeandit.Iputoutmyhandtofeelthedarkmassbeforeme:Idiscriminatedtheroughstonesofalowwallaboveit,somethinglikepalisades,andwithin,ahighandpricklyhedge. Igropedon. Againawhitishobjectgleamedbeforeme:itwasagateawicket;itmovedonitshingesasItouchedit. Oneachsidestoodasablebush-hollyoryew. 

           Enteringthegateandpassingtheshrubs,thesilhouetteofahouserosetoview,black,low,andratherlong;buttheguidinglightshonenowhere. Allwasobscurity. Weretheinmatesretiredtorest?Ifeareditmustbeso. Inseekingthedoor,Iturnedanangle:thereshotoutthefriendlygleamagain,fromthelozengedpanesofaverysmalllatticedwindow,withinafootoftheground,madestillsmallerbythegrowthofivyorsomeothercreepingplant,whoseleavesclusteredthickovertheportionofthehousewallinwhichitwasset. 

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