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He then went to his bedroom. Sleep, as far as I was concerned, was out of the question, nor do I think that Sir Francis or his wife slept much either. I made up the fire, and after a time took up a book, and tried to read, but it was useless. HE THEN WENT TO HIS BEDROOM SLEEP AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION NOR DO I THINK THAT SIR FRANCIS OR HIS WIFE SLEPT MUCH EITHER I MADE UP THE FIRE AND AFTER A TIME TOOK UP A BOOK AND TRIED TO READ BUT IT WAS USELESS
ac_." Then he added: "Now pull on your dressing-gown and come downstairs to my sanctum." I followed him, and after he had spoken to Lady Lynton, who was standing with the door of her room ajar in a state of great agitation, he turned to me and said: "No one can have been in your room. You see my and my wife's apartments are close below, and no one could come up the spiral staircase without passing my door. You must have had a nightmare. Directly you screamed I rushed up the steps, and met no one descending; and there is no place of concealment in the lumber-room at the end of the gallery." Then he took me into his private snuggery, blew up the fire, lighted a lamp, and said: "I shall be really grateful if you will say nothing about this. There are some in the house and neighbourhood who are silly enough as it is. You stay here, and if you do not feel inclined to go to bed, read--here are books. I must go to Lady Lynton, who is a good deal frightened, and does not like to be left alone. DOOR NO STAIRCASE IT IS A CUL DE SAC THEN HE ADDED NOW PULL ON YOUR DRESSING GOWN AND COME DOWNSTAIRS TO MY SANCTUM I FOLLOWED HIM AND AFTER HE HAD SPOKEN TO LADY LYNTON WHO WAS STANDING WITH THE DOOR OF HER ROOM AJAR IN A STATE OF GREAT AGITATION HE TURNED TO ME AND SAID NO ONE CAN HAVE BEEN IN YOUR ROOM YOU SEE MY AND MY WIFE'S APARTMENTS ARE CLOSE BELOW AND NO ONE COULD COME UP THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE WITHOUT PASSING MY DOOR YOU MUST HAVE HAD A NIGHTMARE DIRECTLY YOU SCREAMED I RUSHED UP THE STEPS AND MET NO ONE DESCENDING AND THERE IS NO PLACE OF CONCEALMENT IN THE LUMBER ROOM AT THE END OF THE GALLERY THEN HE TOOK ME INTO HIS PRIVATE SNUGGERY BLEW UP THE FIRE LIGHTED A LAMP AND SAID I SHALL BE REALLY GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL SAY NOTHING ABOUT THIS THERE ARE SOME IN THE HOUSE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE SILLY ENOUGH AS IT IS YOU STAY HERE AND IF YOU DO NOT FEEL INCLINED TO GO TO BED READ HERE ARE BOOKS I MUST GO TO LADY LYNTON WHO IS A GOOD DEAL FRIGHTENED AND DOES NOT LIKE TO BE LEFT ALONE
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