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That was all. At the time the occurrence had been less than nothing, had, indeed, been immediately obliterated by the magic of their first vision from Meldon Steep, a height which they had dreamed of climbing ever since they had first seen its bare spine heaving itself above the low roof of Lyng. THAT WAS ALL AT THE TIME THE OCCURRENCE HAD BEEN LESS THAN NOTHING HAD INDEED BEEN IMMEDIATELY OBLITERATED BY THE MAGIC OF THEIR FIRST VISION FROM MELTON STEEP A HEIGHT WHICH THEY HAD DREAMED OF CLIMBING EVER SINCE THEY HAD FIRST SEEN ITS BARE SPINE RISING ABOVE THE ROOF OF LINE
 the mild sunlight of the court, and hall and court were empty. The library door was open, too, and after listening in vain for any sound of voices within, she quickly crossed the threshold, and found her husband alone, vaguely fingering the papers on his desk. He looked up, as if surprised at her precipitate entrance, but the shadow of anxiety had passed from his face, leaving it even, as she fancied, a little brighter and clearer than usual. "What was it? Who was it?" she asked. "Who?" he repeated, with the surprise still all on his side. "The man we saw coming toward the house." He seemed honestly to reflect. "The man? Why, I thought I saw Peters; I dashed after him to say a word about the stable-drains, but he had disappeared before I could get down." "Disappeared? Why, he seemed to be walking so slowly when we saw him." Boyne shrugged his shoulders. "So I thought; but he must have got up steam in the interval. What do you say to our trying a scramble up Meldon Steep before sunset? FLIGHTS OF STEPS TILL SHE REACHED THE LOWER HALL THE FRONT DOOR STOOD OPEN ON THE SUNLIGHT OF THE COURT AND HALL AND COURT WERE EMPTY THE LIBRARY DOOR WAS OPEN TOO AND AFTER LISTENING IN VAIN FOR ANY SOUND OF VOICES WITHIN SHE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND FOUND HER HUSBAND ALONE VAGUELY FINGERING THE PAPERS ON HIS DESK HE LOOKED UP AS IF SURPRISED AT HER ENTRANCE BUT THE SHADOW OF ANXIETY HAD PASSED FROM HIS FACE LEAVING IT EVEN AS SHE FANCIED A LITTLE BRIGHTER AND CLEARER THAN USUAL WHAT WAS IT WHO WAS IT SHE ASKED WHO HE REPEATED WITH THE SURPRISE STILL ALL ON HIS SIDE THE MAN WE SAW COMING TOWARD THE HOUSE HE SEEMED TO REFLECT THE MAN WHY I THOUGHT I SAW PETER AS I DASHED AFTER HIM TO SAY A WORD ABOUT THE STABLE DRAINS BUT HE HAD DISAPPEARED BEFORE I COULD GET DOWN DISAPPEARED BUT HE SEEMED TO BE WALKING SO SLOWLY WHEN WE SAW HIM BOYNE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS SO I THOUGHT BUT HE MUST HAVE GOT UP STEAM IN THE INTERVAL WHAT DO YOU SAY TO OUR TRYING A SCRAMBLE UP MELDON STEEP BEFORE SUNSET
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