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But the warning came too late, for scarcely had he passed the threshold, and hardly had his niece had time to utter the startling exclamation, when the door which divided the two rooms closed violently after him, as if swung by a strong blast of wind. BUT THE WARNING CAME TOO LATE FOR SCARCELY HAD HE PASSED THE THRESHOLD AND HARDLY HAD HIS NIECE HAD TIME TO UTTER THE STARTLING EXCLAMATION WHEN THE DOOR WHICH DIVIDED THE TWO ROOMS CLOSED VIOLENTLY AFTER HIM AS IF SWUNG BY A STRONG BLAST OF WIND
state the relative position of the parties who were engaged in it. The old clergyman and Schalken were in the anteroom of which I have already spoken; Rose lay in the inner chamber, the door of which was open; and by the side of the bed, at her urgent desire, stood her guardian; a candle burned in the bedchamber, and three were lighted in the outer apartment. The old man now cleared his voice as if about to commence, but before he had time to begin, a sudden gust of air blew out the candle which served to illuminate the room in which the poor girl lay, and she, with hurried alarm, exclaimed:---- "Godfrey, bring in another candle; the darkness is unsafe." Gerard Douw forgetting for the moment her repeated injunctions, in the immediate impulse, stepped from the bedchamber into the other, in order to supply what she desired. "Oh God! do not go, dear uncle," shrieked the unhappy girl--and at the same time she sprung from the bed, and darted after him, in order, by her grasp, to detain him.  WHICH I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE IT IS NECESSARY TO STATE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE PARTIES WHO WERE ENGAGED IN IT THE OLD CLERGYMAN AND SHALKIN WERE IN THE ANTE ROOM OF WHICH I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ROSE LAY IN THE INNER CHAMBER DOOR OF WHICH WAS OPEN AND BY THE SIDE OF THE BED AT HER URGENT DESIRE STOOD HER GUARDIAN A CANDLE BURNED IN THE BED CHAMBER AND THREE WERE LIGHTED IN THE OUTER APARTMENT THE OLD MAN CLEARED HIS VOICE AS IF ABOUT TO COMMENCE BUT BEFORE HE HAD TIME TO BEGIN A SUDDEN GUST OF AIR BLEW OUT THE CANDLE WHICH SERVED TO ILLUMINATE THE ROOM IN WHICH THE POOR GIRL LAY AND SHE WITH HURRIED ALARM EXCLAIMED GODFREY BRING IN ANOTHER CANDLE THE DARKNESS IS UNSAFE GERARDOW FORGETTING FOR THE MOMENT HER REPEATED INJUNCTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE IMPULSE STEPPED FROM THE BED CHAMBER INTO THE OTHER IN ORDER TO SUPPLY WHAT SHE DESIRED O GOD DO NOT GO DEAR UNCLE SHRIEKED THE UNHAPPY GIRL AND AT THE SAME TIME SHE SPRUNG FROM THE BED AND DARTED AFTER HIM IN ORDER BY HER GRASP TO DETAIN HIM
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