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"Yes," said the doctor, still quite cool, "it is a great pity; she is a hopeless idiot. YES SAID THE DOCTOR STILL QUITE COOL IT IS A GREAT PITY SHE IS A HOPELESS IDIOT
we can only wait.” The minutes passed slowly; they could hear a slow, heavy, ticking. There was an old clock in the passage. Clarke felt sick and faint; his knees shook beneath him, he could hardly stand. Suddenly, as they watched, they heard a long-drawn sigh, and suddenly did the colour that had vanished return to the girl’s cheeks, and suddenly her eyes opened. Clarke quailed before them. They shone with an awful light, looking far away, and a great wonder fell upon her face, and her hands stretched out as if to touch what was invisible; but in an instant the wonder faded, and gave place to the most awful terror. The muscles of her face were hideously convulsed, she shook from head to foot; the soul seemed struggling and shuddering within the house of flesh. It was a horrible sight, and Clarke rushed forward, as she fell shrieking to the floor. Three days later Raymond took Clarke to Mary’s bedside. She was lying wide-awake, rolling her head from side to side, and grinning vacantly. L THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO BE DONE WE CAN ONLY WAIT THE MINUTES PASSED SLOWLY THEY COULD HEAR A SLOW HEAVY TICKING THERE WAS AN OLD CLOCK IN THE PASSAGE CLARK FELT SICK AND FAINT HIS KNEES SHOOK BENEATH HIM HE COULD HARDLY STAND SUDDENLY AS THEY WATCHED THEY HEARD A LONG DRAWN SIGH AND SUDDENLY DID THE COLOR THAT HAD VANISHED RETURN TO THE GIRL'S CHEEKS AND SUDDENLY HER EYES OPENED CLARK QUAILED BEFORE THEM THEY SHONE WITH AN AWFUL LIGHT LOOKING FAR AWAY AND A GREAT WONDER FELL UPON HER FACE AND HER HANDS STRETCHED OUT AS IF TO TOUCH WHAT WAS INVISIBLE BUT IN AN INSTANT THE WONDER FADED AND GAVE PLACE TO THE MOST AWFUL TERROR THE MUSCLES OF HER FACE WERE HIDEOUSLY CONVULSED SHE SHOOK FROM HEAD TO FOOT THE SOUL SEEMED STRUGGLING AND SHUDDERING WITHIN THE HOUSE OF FLESH IT WAS A HORRIBLE SIGHT AND CLARKE RUSHED FORWARD AS SHE FELL SHRIEKING TO THE FLOOR THREE DAYS LATER RAYMOND TOOK CLARKE TO MARY'S BEDSIDE SHE WAS LYING WIDE AWAKE ROLLING HER HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND GRINNING VACANTLY
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