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As these thoughts ran at lightning speed through his mind, he saw a faint glow inside the room. He crept forward and looked round the side of the doorway. The man had a little electric lamp in his hand and was flashing the slender rays all over the room. AS THESE THOUGHTS RAN AT LIGHTNING SPEED THROUGH HIS MIND HE SAW A FAINT GLOW INSIDE THE ROOM HE CREPT FORWARD AND LOOKED AROUND THE SIDE OF THE DOORWAY THE MAN HAD A LITTLE ELECTRIC LAMP IN HIS HAND AND WAS FLASHING THE SLENDER RAYS ALL OVER THE ROOM
or the moment that, if these things were true, it would be perfectly easy for him to make himself invisible to beings in the ordinary world of three dimensions. Then he turned out the light, opened the door very softly, and crept downstairs. Yes, what he had seen was true. He heard the soft, shuffling patter of stockinged feet along the landing, though he could see nothing in the dark. A door opened gently. His sense of location told him that it was the door of the spare bedroom next but one to the study. He felt his way silently and softly along the wall, and as he did so his hand touched the electric switch. Should he turn the light on and alarm the house? Whoever was there had "broken and entered" after midnight, and was therefore outside the law. No, he would not do that. If what he had seen was true, the intruders believed that their mission was a sacred one. No doubt the man was armed, and perhaps the woman also, and what would a knife-stab mean to them on such a desperate quest? ON HIS VELVET WORKING JACKET FORGETTING FOR THE MOMENT THAT IF THESE THINGS WERE TRUE IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY EASY FOR HIM TO MAKE HIMSELF INVISIBLE TO THE BEINGS IN THE ORDINARY WORLD OF THREE DIMENSIONS THEN HE TURNED UP THE LIGHTED THE DOOR VERY SOFTLY AND CREPT DOWNSTAIRS YES WHAT HE HAD SEEN WAS TRUE HE HEARD THE SOFT SHUFFLING PATTER OF STALKING FEET ALONG THE LANDING THOUGH HE COULD SEE NOTHING IN THE DARK A DOOR OPENED GENTLY HIS SENSE OF LOCATION TOLD HIM IT WAS THE DOOR OF THE SPARE BEDROOM NEXT BUT ONE TO THE STUDY HE FELT HIS WAY ALONG SILENTLY AND SOFTLY ALONG THE WALL AS HE DID SO HIS HAND TOUCHED THE ELECTRIC SWITCH SHOULD HE TURN ON THE LIGHT AND ALARM THE HOUSE WHOEVER WAS THERE HAD BROKEN AND ENTERED AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WAS THEREFORE OUTSIDE THE LAW NO HE WOULD NOT DO THAT IF WHAT HE HAD SEEN WAS TRUE THE INTRUDERS BELIEVED THEIR MISSION WAS A SACRED ONE NO DOUBT THE MAN WAS ARMED AND PERHAPS THE WOMAN ALSO AND WHAT WOULD A NICE DAD MEAN TO THEM ON SUCH A DESPERATE QUEST
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