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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. 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
d tidings even in its very name), one morning, dim and dreary, Maggie had looked at the clock on leaving Nancy's room, and finding it was not yet half-past five, and knowing that her mother and Nancy were both asleep, she determined to lie down and rest for an hour before getting up to light the fires. She did not mean to go to sleep; but she was tired out and fell into a sound 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 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.  WAS A RELIEF DECEMBER BROUGHT GLAD TIDINGS EVEN IN ITS VERY NAME ONE MORNING DIM AND DREARY MAGGIE HAD LOOKED AT THE CLOCK ON LEAVING NANCY'S ROOM AND FINDING IT WAS NOT YET HALF PAST FIVE AND KNOWING THAT HER MOTHER AND NANCY WERE BOTH ASLEEP SHE DETERMINED TO LIE DOWN AND REST FOR AN HOUR BEFORE GETTING UP TO LIGHT THE FIRES SHE DID NOT MEAN TO GO TO SLEEP BUT SHE WAS TIRED OUT AND FELL INTO A SOUND 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
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