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"No one has been actually injured so far?" he asked aloud, but in a matter of fact tone that lent reality to grim possibilities. NO ONE HAS BEEN ACTUALLY INJURED SO FAR HE ASKED ALOUD BUT IN A MATTER OF FACT TONE THAT LENT REALITY TO GRIM POSSIBILITIES
shed the moon had risen to flood the scene with silver. Yet, by his face and eyes, I knew quite well that the doctor was listening to something he had expected to hear, even if he had not actually anticipated all the details. "You did well to send for me," he said very low, with a significant glance at me when I finished; "very well,"—and for one swift second his eye took in Sangree,—"for what we have to deal with here is nothing more than a werewolf—rare enough, I am glad to say, but often very sad, and sometimes very terrible." I jumped as though I had been shot, but the next second was heartily ashamed of my want of control; for this brief remark, confirming as it did my own worst suspicions, did more to convince me of the gravity of the adventure than any number of questions or explanations. It seemed to draw close the circle about us, shutting a door somewhere that locked us in with the animal and the horror, and turning the key. Whatever it was had now to be faced and dealt with. USANDS AND BY THE TIME I FINISHED THE MOON HAD RISEN TO FLOOD THE SCENE WITH SILVER YET BY HIS FACE AND EYES I KNEW QUITE WELL THAT THE DOCTOR WAS LISTENING TO SOMETHING HE HAD EXPECTED TO HEAR EVEN IF HE HAD NOT ACTUALLY ANTICIPATED ALL THE DETAILS YOU DID WELL TO SEND FOR ME HE SAID VERY LOW WITH A SIGNIFICANT GLANCE AT ME WHEN I FINISHED VERY WELL AND FOR ONE SWIFT SECOND HIS EYE TOOK IN SANGREE FOR WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH HERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A WEREWOLF RARE ENOUGH I AM GLAD TO SAY BUT OFTEN VERY SAD AND SOMETIMES VERY TERRIBLE I JUMPED AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN SHOT BUT THE NEXT SECOND WAS HEARTILY ASHAMED OF MY WANT OF CONTROL FOR THIS BRIEF REMARK CONFIRMING AS IT DID MY OWN WORST SUSPICIONS DID MORE TO CONVINCE ME OF THE GRAVITY OF THE ADVENTURE THAN ANY NUMBER OF QUESTIONS OR EXPLANATIONS IT SEEMED TO DRAW CLOSE THE CIRCLE ABOUT US SHUTTING A DOOR SOMEWHERE THAT LOCKED US IN WITH THE ANIMAL AND THE HORROR AND TURNING THE KEY WHATEVER IT WAS HAD NOW TO BE FACED AND DEALT WITH
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