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           Wetookabriefsurveyofthechiefroomsandthenseparatedtohaveawashandtochangeourclothesafterourlongjourneyofmorethanfour-and-twentyhours.

           Wehadsupperinthegreatdining-roomonthesouthside,thewallsofwhichactuallyhungoverthesea.Themurmurcameupmuffled,butitneverceased.Asthelittlepromontorystoodwelloutintothesea,thenorthernsideofthehousewasopen;andtheduenorthwasinnowayshutoutbythegreatmassofrock,which,rearedhighaboveus,shutouttherestoftheworld.Faroffacrossthebaywecouldseethetremblinglightsofthecastle,andhereandtherealongtheshorethefaintlightofafisher’swindow.Fortheresttheseawasadarkblueplainwithanoccasionalflickeroflightasthegleamofstarlightfellontheslopeofaswellingwave.

           WhensupperwasoverwealladjournedtotheroomwhichMr.Trelawnyhadsetasideashisstudy,hisbedroombeingclosetoit.Asweentered,thefirstthingInoticedwasagreatsafe,somewhatsimilartothatwhichstoodinhisroominLondon.WhenwewereintheroomMr.Trelawnywentovertothetable,and,takingouthispocket-book,laiditonthetable.Ashedidsohepresseddownonitwiththepalmofhishand.Astrangepallorcameoverhisface.Withfingersthattrembledheopenedthebook,sayingashedidso:

           "Itsbulkdoesnotseemthesame;Ihopenothinghashappened!"

           Allthreeofusmencrowdedroundclose.