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A minute or two passed, and I began almost to fancy I must have been mistaken, when I distinctly heard the creak of the door, and then the click of the latch falling back into its place. A MINUTE OR TWO PASSED AND I BEGAN ALMOST TO FANCY I MUST HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN WHEN I DISTINCTLY HEARD THE CREAK OF THE DOOR AND THEN THE CLICK OF THE LATCH FALLING BACK INTO ITS PLACE
g there I went upstairs to my own room to finish a book in which I was interested. I did not, however, sit up long, and very soon went to bed. Before doing so, I drew back the curtains on the rod, partly because I like plenty of air where I sleep, and partly also because I thought I might like to see the play of the moonlight on the floor in the portion of the gallery beyond where I lay, and where the blinds had not been drawn. I must have been asleep for some time, for the fire, which I had left in full blaze, was gone to a few sparks wandering among the ashes, when I suddenly awoke with the impression of having heard a latch click at the further extremity of the gallery, where was the chamber containing books and papers. I had always been a light sleeper, but on the present occasion I woke at once to complete and acute consciousness, and with a sense of stretched attention which seemed to intensify all my faculties. The wind had risen, and was blowing in fitful gusts round the house. ROOM INSTEAD OF GOING THERE I WENT UPSTAIRS TO MY OWN ROOM TO FINISH A BOOK IN WHICH I WAS INTERESTED I DID NOT HOWEVER SIT UP LONG AND VERY SOON WENT TO BED BEFORE DOING SO I DREW BACK THE CURTAINS ON THE ROD PARTLY BECAUSE I LIKE PLENTY OF AIR WHERE I SLEEP AND PARTLY ALSO BECAUSE I THOUGHT I MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THE PLAY OF THE MOONLIGHT ON THE FLOOR IN THE PORTION OF THE GALLERY BEYOND WHERE I LAY AND WHERE THE BLINDS HAD NOT BEEN DRAWN I MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP FOR SOME TIME FOR THE FIRE WHICH I HAD LEFT IN FULL BLAZE WAS GONE TO A FEW SPARKS WANDERING AMONG THE ASHES WHEN I SUDDENLY AWOKE WITH THE IMPRESSION OF HAVING HEARD A LATCH CLICK AT THE FURTHER EXTREMITY OF THE GALLERY WHERE WAS THE CHAMBER CONTAINING BOOKS AND PAPERS I HAD ALWAYS BEEN A LIGHT SLEEPER BUT ON THE PRESENT OCCASION I WOKE AT ONCE TO COMPLETE AND ACUTE CONSCIOUSNESS AND WITH A SENSE OF STRETCHED ATTENTION WHICH SEEMED TO INTENSIFY ALL MY FACULTIES THE WIND HAD RISEN AND WAS BLOWING IN FITFUL GUSTS AROUND THE HOUSE
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