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Chapter 49

           

           TwilightwasclosinginwhenIwentdownstairsintothenaturalair.IcalledtothewomanwhohadopenedthegatewhenIentered,thatIwouldnottroubleherjustyet,butwouldwalkroundtheplacebeforeleaving.ForIhadapresentimentthatIshouldneverbethereagain,andIfeltthatthedyinglightwassuitedtomylastviewofit.

           BythewildernessofcasksthatIhadwalkedonlongago,andonwhichtherainofyearshadfallensince,rottingtheminmanyplaces,andleavingminiatureswampsandpoolsofwateruponthosethatstoodonend,Imademywaytotheruinedgarden.Iwentallroundit;roundbythecornerwhereHerbertandIhadfoughtourbattle;roundbythepathswhereEstellaandIhadwalked.Socold,solonely,sodrearyall!

           Takingthebreweryonmywayback,Iraisedtherustylatchofalittledooratthegardenendofit,andwalkedthrough.Iwasgoingoutattheoppositedoornoteasytoopennow,forthedampwoodhadstartedandswelled,andthehingeswereyielding,andthethresholdwasencumberedwithagrowthoffunguswhenIturnedmyheadtolookback.Achildishassociationrevivedwithwonderfulforceinthemomentoftheslightaction,andIfanciedthatIsawMissHavishamhangingtothebeam.Sostrongwastheimpression,thatIstoodunderthebeamshudderingfromheadtofootbeforeIknewitwasafancythoughtobesureIwasthereinaninstant.

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