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Suddenly the atmosphere changes; it is charged with a strong vibrant quality; everything  all eyes, all interest  is instantly focused on the figure which has appeared among them. SUDDENLY THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGES IT IS CHARGED WITH A STRONG VIBRANT QUALITY EVERYTHING ALL EYES ALL INTEREST IS SUDDENLY FOCUSED ON THE FIGURE WHICH HAS APPEARED AMONG THEM
 house guests (yonder is Audubon the great naturalist, here is an office-seeker from Boston, and that chap over there, so very much at home, can be no other than Peter Harvey, Webster's fond biographer). Callers there are, also, as is shown by the line of chaises and saddle horses waiting outside, and old Captain Thomas and his wife, from whom the place was bought, and who still retain their original quarters, move in and out like people who consider themselves part of the family. It is a heterogeneous collection, yet by no means an awkward one, and every one is chatting with every one else with great amiability. It is late afternoon: the master of the house has been away all day, and now his guests and his family are glancing in the direction from which he may be expected. For although every one is comfortable and properly entertained, yet the absence of the host creates an inexpressible emptiness; it is as if everything were quiescent--hardly breathing--merely waiting until he comes. E WITH THEIR ELDERS SEVERAL HOUSE GUESTS YONDER IS AUDUBON THE GREAT NATURALIST HERE IS AN OFFICE SEEKER FROM BOSTON AND THAT CHAP OVER THERE SO VERY MUCH AT HOME CAN BE NONE OTHER THAN PETER HARVEY WEBSTER'S FOND BIOGRAPHER CALLERS THERE ARE ALSO AS IS SHOWN BY THE LINE OF CHASES AND SADDLE HORSES WAITING OUTSIDE AND OLD CAPTAIN THOMAS AND HIS WIFE FROM WHOM THE PLACE WAS BOUGHT AND WHO STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL QUARTERS MOVE IN AND OUT LIKE PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES PART OF THE FAMILY IT IS A HETEROGENEOUS COLLECTION YET BY NO MEANS AN AWKWARD ONE AND EVERYONE IS CHATTING WITH EVERY ONE ELSE WITH GREAT AMIABILITY IT IS LATE AFTERNOON THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE HAS BEEN AWAY ALL DAY AND NOW HIS GUESTS AND HIS FAMILY ARE GLANCING IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH HE MAY BE EXPECTED FOR ALTHOUGH EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE AND PROPERLY ENTERTAINED YET THE ABSENCE OF THE HOST CREATES AN INEXPRESSIBLE EMPTINESS IT IS AS IF EVERYTHING WERE QUIESCENT HARDLY BREATHING MERELY WAITING UNTIL HE COMES
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