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But when she saw he could not speak, she hastened to make him a cup of tea; and, stooping down, took off his wet boots, and helped him off with his coat, and brought her own plaid to wrap round him. BUT WHEN SHE SAW HE COULD NOT SPEAK SHE HASTENED TO MAKE HIM A CUP OF TEA AND STOOPING DOWN TOOK OFF HIS WET BOOTS AND HELPED HIM OFF WITH HIS COAT AND BROUGHT HER OWN PLAID TO WRAP AROUND HIM
. It was still dark; but she had a clear idea of being wakened by some distinct, rattling noise. There it was once more--against the window, like a shower of shot. She went to the lattice, and opened it to look out. She had that strange consciousness, not to be described, of the near neighborhood of some human creature, although she neither saw nor heard any one for the first instant. Then Edward spoke in a hoarse whisper, right below the window, standing on the flower-beds. "Maggie! Maggie! Come down and let me in. For your life, don't make any noise. No one must know." Maggie turned sick. Something was wrong, evidently; and she was weak and weary. However, she stole down the old creaking stairs, and undid the heavy bolt, and let her brother in. She felt that his dress was quite wet, and she led him, with cautious steps, into the kitchen, and shut the door, and stirred the fire, before she spoke. He sank into a chair, as if worn out with fatigue. She stood, expecting some explanation. D SLUMBER WHEN SHE AWOKE IT WAS WITH A START IT WAS STILL DARK BUT SHE HAD A CLEAR IDEA OF BEING WAKENED BY SOME DISTINCT RATTLING NOISE THERE IT WAS ONCE MORE AGAINST THE WINDOW LIKE A SHERIFF SHOT SHE WENT TO THE LATTICE AND OPENED IT TO LOOK OUT SHE HAD THAT STRANGE CONSCIOUSNESS NOT TO BE DESCRIBED OF THE NEAR NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SOME HUMAN CREATURE ALTHOUGH SHE NEITHER SAW NOR HEARD ANY ONE FOR THE FIRST INSTANT THEN EDWARD SPOKE IN A HOARSE WHISPER RIGHT BELOW THE WINDOW STANDING ON THE FLOWER BEDS MAGGIE MAGGIE COME DOWN AND LET ME IN FOR YOUR LIFE DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE NO ONE MUST KNOW MAGGIE TURNED SICK SOMETHING WAS WRONG EVIDENTLY AND SHE WAS WEAK AND WEARY HOWEVER SHE STOLE DOWN THE OLD CREAKING STAIRS AND UNDID THE HEAVY BOLT AND LET HER BROTHER IN SHE FELT THAT HIS DRESS WAS QUITE WET AND SHE LED HIM WITH CAUTIOUS STEPS INTO THE KITCHEN AND SHUT THE DOOR AND STIRRED THE FIRE BEFORE SHE SPOKE HE SANK INTO A CHAIR AS IF WORN OUT WITH FATIGUE SHE STOOD EXPECTING SOME EXPLANATION
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