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XXXVI. Wealth in Jeopardy—The Revel

           Ahotbreeze,asifbreathedfromthepartedlipsofsomedragonabouttoswallowtheglobe,fannedhimfromthesouth,whiledirectlyoppositeinthenorthroseagrimmisshapenbodyofcloud,intheveryteethofthewind.Sounnaturallydiditrisethatonecouldfancyittobeliftedbymachineryfrombelow.Meanwhilethefaintcloudletshadflownbackintothesouth-eastcornerofthesky,asifinterrorofthelargecloud,likeayoungbroodgazedinuponbysomemonster.

           Goingontothevillage,OakflungasmallstoneagainstthewindowofLabanTall’sbedroom,expectingSusantoopenit;butnobodystirred.Hewentroundtothebackdoor,whichhadbeenleftunfastenedforLaban’sentry,andpassedintothefootofthestaircase.

           "Mrs.Tall,I’vecomeforthekeyofthegranary,togetattherick-cloths,"saidOak,inastentorianvoice.

           "Isthatyou?"saidMrs.SusanTall,halfawake.

           "Yes,"saidGabriel.

           "Comealongtobed,do,youdrawlatchingroguekeepingabodyawakelikethis!"

           "Itisn’tLaban’tisGabrielOak.Iwantthekeyofthegranary."

           "Gabriel!WhatinthenameoffortunedidyoupretendtobeLabanfor?"

           "Ididn’t.Ithoughtyoumeant"

           "Yesyoudid!Whatdoyouwanthere?"

           "Thekeyofthegranary."

           "Takeitthen.’Tisonthenail.Peoplecomingdisturbingwomenatthistimeofnightought"

           Gabrieltookthekey,withoutwaitingtoheartheconclusionofthetirade

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