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"He gazed at me with bleared, drunken eyes for a moment, and then I saw a horror spring up in them, and convulse his whole features, which showed me that he knew me. He staggered back with a livid face, and I saw the perspiration break out upon his brow, while his teeth chattered in his head. HE GAZED AT ME WITH BLEAR DRUNKEN EYES FOR A MOMENT AND THEN I SAW A HORROR SPRING UP IN THEM AND CONVULSE HIS WHOLE FEATURES WHICH SHOWED ME THAT HE KNEW ME HE STAGGERED BACK WITH A LIVID FACE AND I SAW THE PERSPIRATION BREAK OUT UPON HIS BROW WHILE HIS TEETH CHATTERED IN HIS HEAD
 one on each side of the horse until I pulled up at the house in the Brixton Road. “There was not a soul to be seen, nor a sound to be heard, except the dripping of the rain. When I looked in at the window, I found Drebber all huddled together in a drunken sleep. I shook him by the arm, ‘It’s time to get out,’ I said. “‘All right, cabby,’ said he. “I suppose he thought we had come to the hotel that he had mentioned, for he got out without another word, and followed me down the garden. I had to walk beside him to keep him steady, for he was still a little top-heavy. When we came to the door, I opened it, and led him into the front room. I give you my word that all the way, the father and the daughter were walking in front of us. “‘It’s infernally dark,’ said he, stamping about. “‘We’ll soon have a light,’ I said, striking a match and putting it to a wax candle which I had brought with me. ‘Now, Enoch Drebber,’ I continued, turning to him, and holding the light to my own face, ‘who am I? ALL IN THIS ROOM ALL THE WAY THEY WERE AHEAD OF ME ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE HORSE UNTIL I PULLED UP AT THE HOUSE IN THE BRIXTON ROAD THERE WAS NOT A SOUL TO BE SEEN NOR A SOUND TO BE HEARD EXCEPT THE DRIPPING OF THE RAIN WHEN I LOOKED IN AT THE WINDOW I FOUND DREBBER ALL HUDDLED TOGETHER IN A DRUNKEN SLEEP I SHOOK HIM BY THE ARM IT'S TIME TO GET OUT I SAID ALL RIGHT KEBBY SAID HE I SUPPOSE HE THOUGHT WE HAD COME TO THE HOTEL THAT HE HAD MENTIONED FOR HE GOT OUT WITHOUT ANOTHER WORD AND FOLLOWED ME DOWN THE GARDEN I HAD TO WALK BESIDE HIM TO KEEP HIM STEADY FOR HE WAS STILL A LITTLE TOP HEAVY WHEN WE CAME TO THE DOOR I OPENED IT AND LED HIM INTO THE FRONT ROOM I GIVE YOU MY WORD THAT ALL THE WAY THE FATHER AND THE DAUGHTER WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF US IT'S INFERNALLY DARK SAID HE STAMPING ABOUT WE'LL SOON HAVE A LIGHT I SAID STRIKING A MATCH AND PUTTING IT TO A WAX CANDLE WHICH I HAD BROUGHT WITH ME NOW ENOCH DREBBER I CONTINUED TURNING TO HIM AND HOLDING THE LIGHT TO MY OWN FACE WHO AM I
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