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The fact is, I am getting a little afraid of John. He seems very queer sometimes, and even Jennie has an inexplicable look. It strikes me occasionally, just as a scientific hypothesis, that perhaps it is the paper! THE FACT IS I AM GETTING A LITTLE AFRAID OF JOHN HE SEEMS VERY QUEER SOMETIMES AND EVEN JENNY HAS AN INEXPLICABLE LOOK IT STRIKES ME OCCASIONALLY JUST AS A SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS THAT PERHAPS IT IS THE PAPER
w—I always watch for that first long, straight ray—it changes so quickly that I never can quite believe it. That is why I watch it always. By moonlight—the moon shines in all night when there is a moon—I wouldn’t know it was the same paper. At night in any kind of light, in twilight, candlelight, lamplight, and worst of all by moonlight, it becomes bars! The outside pattern I mean, and the woman behind it is as plain as can be. I didn’t realize for a long time what the thing was that showed behind,—that dim sub-pattern,—but now I am quite sure it is a woman. By daylight she is subdued, quiet. I fancy it is the pattern that keeps her so still. It is so puzzling. It keeps me quiet by the hour. I lie down ever so much now. John says it is good for me, and to sleep all I can. Indeed, he started the habit by making me lie down for an hour after each meal. It is a very bad habit, I am convinced, for, you see, I don’t sleep. And that cultivates deceit, for I don’t tell them I’m awake,—oh, no! HOOTS IN THROUGH THE EAST WINDOW I ALWAYS WATCH FOR THAT FIRST LONG STRAIGHT RAY IT CHANGES SO QUICKLY THAT I NEVER CAN QUITE BELIEVE IT THAT IS WHY I WATCH IT ALWAYS BY MOONLIGHT THE MOON SHINES IN ALL NIGHT WHEN THERE IS A MOON I WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE SAME PAPER AT NIGHT IN ANY KIND OF LIGHT IN TWILIGHT CANDLE LIGHT LAMP LIGHT AND WORST OF ALL MY MOONLIGHT IT BECOMES BARS THE OUTSIDE PATTERN I MEAN AND THE WOMAN BEHIND IT IS AS PLAIN AS CAN BE I DIDN'T REALIZE FOR A LONG TIME WHAT THAT THING WAS THAT SHOWED BEHIND THAT DIM SUB PATTERN BUT NOW I AM QUITE SURE IT IS A WOMAN BY DAYLIGHT SHE IS SUBDUED QUIET I FANCY IT IS THE PATTERN THAT KEEPS HER SO STILL IT IS SO PUZZLING IT KEEPS ME QUIET BY THE HOUR I LIE DOWN EVER SO MUCH NOW JOHN SAYS IT IS GOOD FOR ME AND TO SLEEP ALL I CAN INDEED HE STARTED THE HABIT BY MAKING ME LIE DOWN FOR AN HOUR AFTER EACH MEAL IT IS A VERY BAD HABIT I AM CONVINCED FOR YOU SEE I DON'T SLEEP AND THAT CULTIVATES DECEIT FOR I DON'T TELL HIM I AM AWAKE OH NO
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