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There was no fire on the hearth, so I made one and laying [_sic_] down before it with my overcoat under my head, prepared myself for sleep. Pretty soon the door that I had tried silently opened and the old man came in, carrying a candle. THERE WAS NO FIRE ON THE HEARTH SO I MADE ONE AND LYING DOWN BEFORE IT WITH MY OVERCOAT UNDER MY HEAD PREPARED MYSELF FOR SLEEP PRETTY SOON THE DOOR THAT I HAD TRIED SILENTLY OPENED AND THE OLD MAN CAME IN CARRYING A CANDLE
rd could I get out of him.” Fortunately for the interests of truth there was present at this conversation Mr. Robert Mosely Maren, a lawyer and _littérateur_ of Columbus, the same who wrote the delightful “Mellowcraft Papers.” Noting, but apparently not sharing, the astonishment caused by Mr. Galbraith’s answer this ready-witted person checked by a gesture the exclamations that would naturally have followed, and tranquilly inquired: “How came you to go in there?” This is Mr. Maren’s version of Mr. Galbraith’s reply: “I saw a light moving about the house, and being nearly blinded by the sleet, and half frozen besides, drove in at the gate and put up my horse in the old rail stable, where it is now. I then rapped at the door, and getting no invitation went in without one. The room was dark, but having matches I found a candle and lit it. I tried to enter the adjoining room, but the door was fast, and although I heard the old man’s heavy footsteps in there he made no response to my calls. EMAINING BUT NOT A WORD COULD I GET OUT OF HIM FORTUNATELY FOR THE INTERESTS OF TRUTH THERE WAS PRESENT AT THIS CONVERSATION MISTER ROBERT MOSELEY MARIN A LAWYER AND LITERATURE OF COLUMBUS THE SAME WHO WROTE THE DELIGHTFUL MELOCRAFT PAPERS NOTING BUT APPARENTLY NOT SHARING THE ASTONISHMENT CAUSED BY MISTER GALLBRAY'S ANSWER THIS READY WITTED PERSON CHECKED BY A GESTURE THE EXCLAMATIONS THAT WOULD NATURALLY HAVE FOLLOWED AND TRANQUILLY INQUIRED HOW CAME YOU TO GO IN THERE THIS IS MISTER MERRIN'S VERSION OF MISTER GALLBRAY'S REPLY I SAW A LIGHT MOVING ABOUT THE HOUSE AND BEING NEARLY BLINDED BY THE SLEET AND HALF FROZEN BESIDES DROVE IN AT THE GATE AND PUT UP MY HORSE IN THE OLD RAIL STABLE WHERE IT IS NOW I THEN RAPPED AT THE DOOR AND GETTING NO INVITATION WENT IN WITHOUT ONE THE ROOM WAS DARK BUT HAVING MATCHES I FOUND A CANDLE AND LIT IT I TRIED TO ENTER THE ADJOINING ROOM BUT THE DOOR WAS FAST AND ALTHOUGH I HEARD THE OLD MAN'S HEAVY FOOTSTEPS IN THERE HE MADE NO RESPONSE TO MY CALLS
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