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Chapter XXXVI

           Allisstill:heagainadvances:hebendsaboveher;alightveilrestsonherfeatures:heliftsit,bendslower;nowhiseyesanticipatethevisionofbeautywarm,andblooming,andlovely,inrest. Howhurriedwastheirfirstglance!Buthowtheyfix!Howhestarts!Howhesuddenlyandvehementlyclaspsinbotharmstheformhedarednot,amomentsince,touchwithhisfinger!Howhecallsaloudaname,anddropshisburden,andgazesonitwildly! Hethusgraspsandcries,andgazes,becausehenolongerfearstowakenbyanysoundhecanutterbyanymovementhecanmake. Hethoughthislovesleptsweetly:hefindssheisstonedead. 

           Ilookedwithtimorousjoytowardsastatelyhouse:Isawablackenedruin. 

           Noneedtocowerbehindagate-post,indeed!topeepupatchamberlattices,fearinglifewasastirbehindthem!Noneedtolistenfordoorsopeningtofancystepsonthepavementorthegravel-walk!Thelawn,thegroundsweretroddenandwaste:theportalyawnedvoid. Thefrontwas,asIhadonceseenitinadream,butawell-likewall,veryhighandveryfragile-looking,perforatedwithpanelesswindows:noroof,nobattlements,nochimneysallhadcrashedin. 

           Andtherewasthesilenceofdeathaboutit:thesolitudeofalonesomewild. Nowonderthatlettersaddressedtopeopleherehadneverreceivedananswer:aswelldespatchepistlestoavaultinachurchaisle. 

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