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John was asleep and I hated to waken him, so I kept still and watched the moonlight on that undulating wallpaper till I felt creepy. The faint figure behind seemed to shake the pattern, just as if she wanted to get out. JOHN WAS ASLEEP AND I HATED TO WAKEN HIM SO I KEPT STILL AND WATCHED THE MOONLIGHT ON THAT UNDULATING WALL PAPER TILL I FELT CREEPY THE FAINT FIGURE BEHIND SEEMED TO SHAKE THE PATTERN JUST AS IF SHE WANTED TO GET OUT
at a fortunate escape! Why, I wouldn’t have a child of mine, an impressionable little thing, live in such a room for worlds. I never thought of it before, but it is lucky that John kept me here after all. I can stand it so much easier than a baby, you see. Of course I never mention it to them any more,—I am too wise,—but I keep watch of it all the same. There are things in that paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day. It is always the same shape, only very numerous. And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. I don’t like it a bit. I wonder—I begin to think—I wish John would take me away from here! It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so. But I tried it last night. It was moonlight. The moon shines in all around, just as the sun does. I hate to see it sometimes, it creeps so slowly, and always comes in by one window or another. THAT BLESSED CHILD WOULD HAVE WHAT A FORTUNATE ESCAPE WHY I WOULDN'T HAVE A CHILD OF MINE AN IMPRESSIONABLE LITTLE THING LIVE IN SUCH A ROOM FOR WORLDS I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE BUT IT IS LUCKY THAT JOHN KEPT ME HERE AFTER ALL I CAN STAND IT SO MUCH EASIER THAN A BABY YOU SEE OF COURSE I NEVER MENTION IT TO THEM ANY MORE I AM TOO WISE BUT I KEEP WATCH OF IT ALL THE SAME THERE ARE THINGS IN THAT PAPER THAT NOBODY KNOWS BUT ME OR EVER WILL BEHIND THAT OUTSIDE PATTERN THE DIM SHAPES GET CLEARER EVERY DAY IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME SHAPE ONLY VERY NUMEROUS AND IT IS LIKE A WOMAN STOOPING DOWN AND CREEPING ABOUT BEHIND THAT PATTERN I DON'T LIKE IT A BIT I WONDER I BEGIN TO THINK I WISH JOHN WOULD TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE IT IS SO HARD TO TALK WITH JOHN OUT MY CASE BECAUSE HE IS SO WISE AND BECAUSE HE LOVES ME SO BUT I TRIED IT LAST NIGHT IT WAS MOONLIGHT THE MOON SHINES IN ALL AROUND JUST AS THE SUN DOES I HATE TO SEE IT SOMETIMES IT CREEPS SO SLOWLY AND ALWAYS COMES IN BY ONE WINDOW OR ANOTHER
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