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           IwonderedifinthecaseofMr.TrelawnyandMr.Corbeck,whohadalreadybeenunderthehypnoticinfluenceoftheQueen,thesamedormancewasmanifestingitself.DoctorWinchesterhadperiodsofdistractionwhichgrewlongerandmorefrequentasthetimeworeon.

           AstoMargaret,thesuspensetoldonherexceedingly,asmighthavebeenexpectedinthecaseofawoman.Shegrewpalerandpalerstill;tillatlastaboutmidnight,Ibegantobeseriouslyalarmedabouther.Igothertocomeintothelibrarywithme,andtriedtomakeherliedownonasofaforalittlewhile.AsMr.Trelawnyhaddecidedthattheexperimentwastobemadeexactlyattheseventhhouraftersunset,itwouldbeasnearlyaspossiblethreeo’clockinthemorningwhenthegreattrialshouldbemade.Evenallowingawholehourforthefinalpreparations,wehadstilltwohoursofwaitingtogothrough,andIpromisedfaithfullytowatchherandtoawakeheratanytimeshemightname.Shewouldnothearofit,however.Shethankedmesweetlyandsmiledatmeasshedidso;butsheassuredmethatshewasnotsleepy,andthatshewasquiteabletobearup.Thatitwasonlythesuspenseandexcitementofwaitingthatmadeherpale.Iagreedperforce;butIkepthertalkingofmanythingsinthelibraryformorethananhour;sothatatlast,whensheinsistedongoingbacktoherfather’sroomIfeltthatIhadatleastdonesomethingtohelpherpassthetime.

           Wefoundthethreemensittingpatientlyinsilence.