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Occupied all day in pursuits both serious and lucrative, the temptation to relax in the evening was too great, especially in the winter months, when the fire cast a warm glow over his snug bachelor apartment, and a bottle of some choice claret stood ready by his elbow. OCCUPIED ALL DAY IN PURSUITS BOTH SERIOUS AND LUCRATIVE THE TEMPTATION TO RELAX IN THE EVENING WAS TOO GREAT ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE FIRE CAST A WARM GLOW OVER HIS SNUG BACHELOR APARTMENT AND A BOTTLE OF SOME CHOICE CLARET STOOD READY BY HIS ELBOW
e accepted Raymond’s invitation, for though his considered judgment had always repudiated the doctor’s theories as the wildest nonsense, yet he secretly hugged a belief in fantasy, and would have rejoiced to see that belief confirmed. The horrors that he witnessed in the dreary laboratory were to a certain extent salutary; he was conscious of being involved in an affair not altogether reputable, and for many years afterwards he clung bravely to the commonplace, and rejected all occasions of occult investigation. Indeed, on some homeopathic principle, he for some time attended the seances of distinguished mediums, hoping that the clumsy tricks of these gentlemen would make him altogether disgusted with mysticism of every kind, but the remedy, though caustic, was not efficacious. Clarke knew that he still pined for the unseen, and little by little, the old passion began to reassert itself, as the face of Mary, shuddering and convulsed with an unknown terror, faded slowly from his memory.  HAD PREVAILED WHEN HE ACCEPTED RAYMOND'S INVITATION FOR THOUGH HIS CONSIDERED JUDGMENT HAD ALWAYS REPUDIATED THE DOCTOR'S THEORIES AS THE WILDEST NONSENSE YET HE SECRETLY HUGGED A BELIEF IN PHANTASY AND WOULD HAVE REJOICED TO SEE THAT BELIEF CONFIRMED THE HORRORS THAT HE WITNESSED IN THE DREARY LABORATORY WERE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT SALUTARY HE WAS CONSCIOUS OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN AFFAIR NOT ALTOGETHER REPUTABLE AND FOR MANY YEARS AFTERWARDS HE CLUNG BRAVELY TO THE COMMONPLACE AND REJECTED ALL OCCASIONS OF OCCULT INVESTIGATION INDEED ON SOME HOMOPATHIC PRINCIPLE HE FOR SOME TIME ATTENDED THE SEANCES OF DISTINGUISHED MEDIUMS HOPING THAT THE CLUMSY TRICKS OF THESE GENTLEMEN WOULD MAKE HIM ALTOGETHER DISGUSTED WITH MYSTICISM OF EVERY KIND BUT THE REMEDY THOUGH CAUSTIC WAS NOT EFFICACIOUS CLARKE KNEW THAT HE STILL PINED FOR THE UNSEEN AND LITTLE BY LITTLE THE OLD PASSION BEGAN TO REASSERT ITSELF AS THE FACE OF MARY SHUDDERING AND CONVULSED WITH AN UNKNOWN TERROR FADED SLOWLY FROM HIS MEMORY
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