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It was bound in leather with metal fittings, and was in an excellent state of preservation; being altogether an unusual sort of volume to encounter in an abode so lowly. IT WAS BOUND IN LEATHER WITH METAL FITTINGS AND WAS IN AN EXCELLENT STATE OF PRESERVATION BEING ALTOGETHER AN UNUSUAL SORT OF VOLUME TO ENCOUNTER IN AN ABODE SO LOWLY
me was the uniform air of archaism as displayed in every visible detail. Most of the houses in this region I had found rich in relics of the past, but here the antiquity was curiously complete; for in all the room I could not discover a single article of definitely post-revolutionary date. Had the furnishings been less humble, the place would have been a collector’s paradise. As I surveyed this quaint apartment, I felt an increase in that aversion first excited by the bleak exterior of the house. Just what it was that I feared or loathed, I could by no means define; but something in the whole atmosphere seemed redolent of unhallowed age, of unpleasant crudeness, and of secrets which should be forgotten. I felt disinclined to sit down, and wandered about examining the various articles which I had noticed. The first object of my curiosity was a book of medium size lying upon the table and presenting such an antediluvian aspect that I marvelled at beholding it outside a museum or library. WHAT INTERESTED ME WAS THE UNIFORM AIR OF ARCHAISM AS DISPLAYED IN EVERY VISIBLE DETAIL MOST OF THE HOUSES IN THIS REGION I HAD FOUND RICH IN RELICS OF THE PAST BUT HERE THE ANTIQUITY WAS CURIOUSLY COMPLETE FOR IN ALL THE ROOM I COULD NOT DISCOVER A SINGLE ARTICLE OF DEFINITELY POST REVOLUTIONARY DATE HAD THE FURNISHINGS BEEN LESS HUMBLE THE PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLECTOR'S PARADISE AS I SURVEYED THIS QUAINT APARTMENT I FELT AN INCREASE IN THAT AVERSION FIRST EXCITED BY THE BLEAK EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE JUST WHAT IT WAS THAT I FEARED OR LOATHED I COULD BY NO MEANS DEFINE BUT SOMETHING IN THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE SEEMED REDOLENT OF UNHALLOWED AGE OF UNPLEASANT CRUDENESS AND OF SECRETS WHICH SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN I FELT DISINCLINED TO SIT DOWN AND WANDERED ABOUT EXAMINING THE VARIOUS ARTICLES WHICH I HAD NOTICED THE FIRST OBJECT OF MY CURIOSITY WAS A BOOK OF MEDIUM SIZE LYING UPON THE TABLE AND PRESENTING SUCH AN ANTEDILUVIAN ASPECT THAT I MARVELLED AT BEHOLDING IT OUTSIDE A MUSEUM OR LIBRARY
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