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Chapter 8

           ’Iwilltellyou,’hesaid,’allaboutit,too,ingoodtimeifIlive!’"

           "IfIlive!"thephraseagain.Thesethreethingsgroupedtogether,theSarcophagus,theCoffer,andtheHand,seemedtomakeatrilogyofmysteryindeed!

           AtthistimeMissTrelawnywassentforonsomedomesticmatter.Ilookedattheothercuriosintheroom;buttheydidnotseemtohaveanythinglikethesamecharmforme,nowthatshewasaway.LateroninthedayIwassentfortotheboudoirwhereshewasconsultingwithMrs.GrantastothelodgmentofMr.Corbeck.TheywereindoubtastowhetherheshouldhavearoomclosetoMr.Trelawny’sorquiteawayfromit,andhadthoughtitwelltoaskmyadviceonthesubject.Icametotheconclusionthathehadbetternotbetoonear;forthefirstatallevents,hecouldeasilybemovedcloserifnecessary.WhenMrs.Granthadgone,IaskedMissTrelawnyhowitcamethatthefurnitureofthisroom,theboudoirinwhichwewere,wassodifferentfromtheotherroomsofthehouse.

           "Father’sforethought!"sheanswered."WhenIfirstcame,hethought,andrightlyenough,thatImightgetfrightenedwithsomanyrecordsofdeathandthetombeverywhere.Sohehadthisroomandthelittlesuiteoffitthatdooropensintothesitting-roomwhereIsleptlastnight,furnishedwithprettythings.Yousee,theyareallbeautiful.ThatcabinetbelongedtothegreatNapoleon.

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