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I must have been asleep for some time, for the fire, which I had left in full blaze, was gone to a few sparks wandering among the ashes, when I suddenly awoke with the impression of having heard a latch click at the further extremity of the gallery, where was the chamber containing books and papers. I MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP FOR SOME TIME FOR THE FIRE WHICH I HAD LEFT IN FULL BLAZE WAS GONE TO A FEW SPARKS WANDERING AMONG THE ASHES WHEN I SUDDENLY AWOKE WITH THE IMPRESSION OF HAVING HEARD A LATCH CLICK AT THE FURTHER EXTREMITY OF THE GALLERY WHERE WAS THE CHAMBER CONTAINING BOOKS AND PAPERS
ere drawn, converting this part of the gallery into a room to itself. Indeed, I felt somewhat inclined to congratulate myself on the change. The spiral staircase had been one reason against this place having been given to the Hampshires. No lady's long dress trunk could have mounted it. Sir Francis was necessarily a good deal occupied in the evening with his sister and her husband, whom he had not seen for some time. Colonel Hampshire had also just heard that he was likely to be ordered to Egypt, and when Lynton and he retired to the smoking-room, instead of going there I went upstairs to my own room to finish a book in which I was interested. I did not, however, sit up long, and very soon went to bed. Before doing so, I drew back the curtains on the rod, partly because I like plenty of air where I sleep, and partly also because I thought I might like to see the play of the moonlight on the floor in the portion of the gallery beyond where I lay, and where the blinds had not been drawn.  TAPESTRY CURTAINS WERE DRAWN CONVERTING THIS PART OF THE GALLERY INTO A ROOM TO ITSELF INDEED I FELT SOMEWHAT INCLINED TO CONGRATULATE MYSELF ON THE CHANGE THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE HAD BEEN ONE REASON AGAINST THIS PLACE HAVING BEEN GIVEN TO THE HAMPSHIRES NO LADY'S LONG DRESS TRUNK COULD HAVE MOUNTED IT SIR FRANCIS WAS NECESSARILY A GOOD DEAL OCCUPIED IN THE EVENING WITH HIS SISTER AND HER HUSBAND WHOM HE HAD NOT SEEN FOR SOME TIME COLONEL HAMPSHIRE HAD ALSO JUST HEARD THAT HE WAS LIKELY TO BE ORDERED TO EGYPT AND WHEN LYNTON AND HE RETIRED TO THE SMOKING ROOM INSTEAD OF GOING THERE I WENT UPSTAIRS TO MY OWN ROOM TO FINISH A BOOK IN WHICH I WAS INTERESTED I DID NOT HOWEVER SIT UP LONG AND VERY SOON WENT TO BED BEFORE DOING SO I DREW BACK THE CURTAINS ON THE ROD PARTLY BECAUSE I LIKE PLENTY OF AIR WHERE I SLEEP AND PARTLY ALSO BECAUSE I THOUGHT I MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THE PLAY OF THE MOONLIGHT ON THE FLOOR IN THE PORTION OF THE GALLERY BEYOND WHERE I LAY AND WHERE THE BLINDS HAD NOT BEEN DRAWN
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