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Chapter 24

           Edgar’sdoor;allwassilence.Ireturnedtoherapartment,extinguishedmycandle,andseatedmyselfinthewindow.

           Themoonshonebright;asprinklingofsnowcoveredtheground,andIreflectedthatshemight,possibly,havetakenitintoherheadtowalkaboutthegarden,forrefreshment.Ididdetectafigurecreepingalongtheinnerfenceofthepark;butitwasnotmyyoungmistress:onitsmergingintothelight,Irecognizedoneofthegrooms.Hestoodaconsiderableperiod,viewingthecarriage-roadthroughthegrounds;thenstartedoffatabriskpace,asifhehaddetectedsomething,andreappearedpresently,leadingMiss’spony;andthereshewas,justdismounted,andwalkingbyitsside.Themantookhischargestealthilyacrossthegrasstowardsthestable.Cathyenteredbythecasement-windowofthedrawingroom,andglidednoiselesslyuptowhereIawaitedher.Sheputthedoorgentlyto,slippedoffhersnowyshoes,untiedherhat,andwasproceeding,unconsciousofmyespionage,tolayasidehermantle,whenIsuddenlyroseandrevealedmyself.Thesurprisepetrifiedheraninstant:sheutteredaninarticulateexclamation,andstoodfixed.

           "MydearMissCatherine,"Ibegan,toovividlyimpressedbyherrecentkindnesstobreakintoascold,"wherehaveyoubeenridingoutatthishour?Andwhyshouldyoutrytodeceiveme,bytellingatale?Wherehaveyoubeen?Speak."

           "Tothebottomofthepark,"shestammered."Ididn’ttellatale."

           "Andnowhereelse?"Idemanded.

           "No,"wasthemutteredreply.

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