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In the intervals I heard him tramping all over the house, his footsteps distinctly audible in the pauses of the storm. When I woke in the morning he had already gone out." IN THE INTERVALS I HEARD HIM TRAMPING ALL OVER THE HOUSE HIS FOOTSTEPS DISTINCTLY AUDIBLE IN THE PAUSES OF THE STORM WHEN I WOKE IN THE MORNING HE HAD ALREADY GONE OUT
y horse in the old rail stable, where it is now. I then rapped at the door, and getting no invitation went in without one. The room was dark, but having matches I found a candle and lit it. I tried to enter the adjoining room, but the door was fast, and although I heard the old man’s heavy footsteps in there he made no response to my calls. There was no fire on the hearth, so I made one and laying [_sic_] down before it with my overcoat under my head, prepared myself for sleep. Pretty soon the door that I had tried silently opened and the old man came in, carrying a candle. I spoke to him pleasantly, apologizing for my intrusion, but he took no notice of me. He seemed to be searching for something, though his eyes were unmoved in their sockets. I wonder if he ever walks in his sleep. He took a circuit a part of the way round the room, and went out the same way he had come in. Twice more before I slept he came back into the room, acting precisely the same way, and departing as at first. DROVE IN AT THE GATE AND PUT UP MY HORSE IN THE OLD RAIL STABLE WHERE IT IS NOW I THEN RAPPED AT THE DOOR AND GETTING NO INVITATION WENT IN WITHOUT ONE THE ROOM WAS DARK BUT HAVING MATCHES I FOUND A CANDLE AND LIT IT I TRIED TO ENTER THE ADJOINING ROOM BUT THE DOOR WAS FAST AND ALTHOUGH I HEARD THE OLD MAN'S HEAVY FOOTSTEPS IN THERE HE MADE NO RESPONSE TO MY CALLS THERE WAS NO FIRE ON THE HEARTH SO I MADE ONE AND LYING DOWN BEFORE IT WITH MY OVERCOAT UNDER MY HEAD PREPARED MYSELF FOR SLEEP PRETTY SOON THE DOOR THAT I HAD TRIED SILENTLY OPENED AND THE OLD MAN CAME IN CARRYING A CANDLE I SPOKE TO HIM PLEASANTLY APOLOGIZING FOR MY INTRUSION BUT HE TOOK NO NOTICE OF ME HE SEEMED TO BE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING THOUGH HIS EYES WERE UNMOVED IN THEIR SOCKETS I WONDER IF HE EVER WALKS IN HIS SLEEP HE TOOK A CIRCUIT A PART OF THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM AND WENT OUT THE SAME WAY HE HAD COME IN TWICE MORE BEFORE I SLEPT HE CAME BACK INTO THE ROOM ACTING PRECISELY THE SAME WAY AND DEPARTING AS AT FIRST
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