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Chapter 70

           Turningroundtolookaboutthemwhentheyhadgotthusfar,theysaw,amongsomeruinedbuildingsatadistance,onesinglesolitarylight.

           Itshonefromwhatappearedtobeanoldorielwindow,andbeingsurroundedbythedeepshadowsofoverhangingwalls,sparkledlikeastar.Brightandglimmeringasthestarsabovetheirheads,lonelyandmotionlessasthey,itseemedtoclaimsomekindredwiththeeternallampsofHeaven,andtoburninfellowshipwiththem.

           ‘Whatlightisthat!’saidtheyoungerbrother.

           ‘Itissurely,’saidMrGarland,‘intheruinwheretheylive.Iseenootherruinhereabouts.’

           ‘Theycannot,’returnedthebrotherhastily,‘bewakingatthislatehour

           Kitinterposeddirectly,andbeggedthat,whiletheyrangandwaitedatthegate,theywouldlethimmakehiswaytowherethislightwasshining,andtrytoascertainifanypeoplewereabout.Obtainingthepermissionhedesired,hedartedoffwithbreathlesseagerness,and,stillcarryingthebirdcageinhishand,madestraighttowardsthespot.

           Itwasnoteasytoholdthatpaceamongthegraves,andatanothertimehemighthavegonemoreslowly,orroundbythepath.Unmindfulofallobstacles,however,hepressedforwardwithoutslackeninghisspeed,andsoonarrivedwithinafewyardsofthewindow.Heapproachedassoftlyashecould,andadvancingsonearthewallastobrushthewhitenedivywithhisdress,listened.Therewasnosoundinside.Thechurchitselfwasnotmorequiet.Touchingtheglasswithhischeek,helistenedagain.No

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