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           Oncepointing,alwayspointinglikeanyRoman,orevenBriton,withasingleidea.Thereheis,nodoubt,inhisimpossibleattitude,pointing,unavailingly,allnightlong.Moonlight,darkness,dawn,sunrise,day.Thereheisstill,eagerlypointing,andnoonemindshim.Butalittleafterthecomingofthedaycomepeopletocleantherooms.AndeithertheRomanhassomenewmeaninginhim,notexpressedbefore,ortheforemostofthemgoeswild,forlookingupathisoutstretchedhandandlookingdownatwhatisbelowit,thatpersonshrieksandflies.Theothers,lookinginasthefirstonelooked,shriekandflytoo,andthereisanalarminthestreet.Whatdoesitmean?Nolightisadmittedintothedarkenedchamber,andpeopleunaccustomedtoitenter,andtreadingsoftlybutheavily,carryaweightintothebedroomandlayitdown.Thereiswhisperingandwonderingallday,strictsearchofeverycorner,carefultracingofsteps,andcarefulnotingofthedispositionofeveryarticleoffurniture.AlleyeslookupattheRoman,andallvoicesmurmur,"Ifhecouldonlytellwhathesaw!"Heispointingatatablewithabottle(nearlyfullofwine)andaglassuponitandtwocandlesthatwereblownoutsuddenlysoonafterbeinglighted.Heispointingatanemptychairandatastainuponthegroundbeforeitthatmightbealmostcoveredwithahand.Theseobjectsliedirectlywithinhisrange

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