large/6636/book_of_ghosts_1111_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofghosts_16_baring-gould_64kb_19
large/6636/book_of_ghosts_1111_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofghosts_16_baring-gould_64kb
English
6636
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. 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
 heard the footsteps retreat, and again the click of the latch. The next instant there was a rush on the stairs and Lynton burst into the room, just as he had sprung out of bed, crying: "For God's sake, what is the matter? Are you ill?" I could not answer. Lynton struck a light and leant over the bed. Then I seized him by the arm, and said without moving: "There has been something in this room--gone in thither." The words were hardly out of my mouth when Lynton, following the direction of my eyes, had sprung to the end of the corridor and thrown open the door there. He went into the room beyond, looked round it, returned, and said: "You must have been dreaming." By this time I was out of bed. "Look for yourself," said he, and he led me into the little room. It was bare, with cupboards and boxes, a sort of lumber-place. "There is nothing beyond this," said he, "no door, no staircase. It is a _cul-de-sac_." Then he added: "Now pull on your dressing-gown and come downstairs to my sanctum. HO ARE YOU THERE WAS AN INSTANT DURING WHICH MY HAIR BRISTLED ON MY HEAD AS IN THE HORROR OF THE DARKNESS I PREPARED TO GRAPPLE WITH THE BEING AT MY SIDE WHEN A BOARD CREAKED AS IF SOME ONE HAD MOVED AND I HEARD THE FOOTSTEPS RETREAT AND AGAIN THE CLICK OF THE LATCH THE NEXT INSTANT THERE WAS A RUSH ON THE STAIRS AND LYNTON BURST INTO THE ROOM JUST AS HE HAD SPRUNG OUT OF BED CRYING FOR GOD'S SAKE WHAT IS THE MATTER ARE YOU ILL I COULD NOT ANSWER LYNTON STRUCK A LIGHT AND LEANT OVER THE BED THEN I SEIZED HIM BY THE ARM AND SAID WITHOUT MOVING THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING IN THIS ROOM GONE IN THITHER HE WENT INTO THE ROOM BEYOND LOOKED ROUND IT RETURNED AND SAID YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DREAMING BY THIS TIME I WAS OUT OF BED LOOK FOR YOURSELF SAID HE AND HE LED ME INTO THE LITTLE ROOM IT WAS BARE WITH CUPBOARDS AND BOXES A SORT OF LUMBER PLACE THERE IS NOTHING BEYOND THIS SAID HE NO DOOR NO STAIRCASE IT IS A CUL DE SAC THEN HE ADDED NOW PULL ON YOUR DRESSING GOWN AND COME DOWNSTAIRS TO MY SANCTUM
large/6636/book_of_ghosts_1111_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofghosts_16_baring-gould_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/6636/book_of_ghosts_1111_librivox_64kb_mp3/bookofghosts_16_baring-gould_64kb.flac