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The end of the vision woke Clement with a sudden shock, and he opened his eyes upon the cold morning light, which seemed especially cold in this chamber at the Reindeer, where the paper on the walls was of the palest grey, and every curtain or drapery of a spotless white. THE END OF THE VISION WOKE CLEMENT WITH A SUDDEN SHOCK AND HE OPENED HIS EYES UPON THE COLD MORNING LIGHT WHICH SEEMED ESPECIALLY COLD IN THIS CHAMBER AT THE REINDEER WHERE THE PAPER ON THE WALLS WAS OF THE PALEST GREY AND EVERY CURTAIN OR DRAPERY OF A SPOTLESS WHITE
ying to sleep. He went to his own room, and walked up and down; going out into the corridor every now and then, to listen at the door of his mother's chamber. He heard nothing. Some time between two and three o'clock Mrs. Austin opened the door of her room, and found her son lingering in the corridor. "Is she still asleep, mother?" he asked. "Yes, and she is sleeping very calmly. I am going to bed now; pray try to get some sleep yourself, Clem." "I will, mother." Clement returned to his room. He was thankful, as he thought that sleep would bring tranquillity and relief to Margaret's overwrought brain. He went to bed and fell asleep, for he was exhausted by the fatigue of the day and the anxiety of the night. Poor Clement fell asleep, and dreamt that he met Margaret Wilmot by moonlight in the park around Maudesley Abbey, walking with a DEAD MAN, whose face was strange to him. This was the last of many dreams, all more or less grotesque or horrible, but none so vivid or distinct as this. NO THOUGHT OF GOING TO BED OR EVEN TRYING TO SLEEP HE WENT TO HIS OWN ROOM AND WALKED UP AND DOWN GOING OUT INTO THE CORRIDOR EVERY NOW AND THEN TO LISTEN AT THE DOOR OF HIS MOTHER'S CHAMBER HE HEARD NOTHING SOME TIME BETWEEN TWO AND THREE O'CLOCK MISSUS AUSTIN OPENED THE DOOR OF HER ROOM AND FOUND HER SON LINGERING IN THE CORRIDOR IS SHE STILL ASLEEP MOTHER HE ASKED YES AND SHE IS SLEEPING VERY CALMLY I AM GOING TO BED NOW PRAY TRY TO GET SOME SLEEP YOURSELF CLEM I WILL MOTHER CLEMENT RETURNED TO HIS ROOM HE WAS THANKFUL AS HE THOUGHT THAT SLEEP WOULD BRING TRANQUILLITY AND RELIEF TO MARGARET'S OVERWROUGHT BRAIN HE WENT TO BED AND FELL ASLEEP FOR HE WAS EXHAUSTED BY THE FATIGUE OF THE DAY AND THE ANXIETY OF THE NIGHT POOR CLEMENT FELL ASLEEP AND DREAMT THAT HE MET MARGARET WILMOT BY MOONLIGHT IN THE PARK AROUND MAUDESLEY ABBEY WALKING WITH A DEAD MAN WHOSE FACE WAS STRANGE TO HIM THIS WAS THE LAST OF MANY DREAMS ALL MORE OR LESS GROTESQUE OR HORRI BUT NONE SO VIVID OR DISTINCT AS THIS
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