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I could see nothing, all was dark; but I heard the tread proceeding towards the further portion of the gallery where were the uncurtained and unshuttered windows, two in number; but the moon shone through only one of these, the nearer; the other was dark, shadowed by the chapel or some other building at right angles. I COULD SEE NOTHING ALL WAS DARK BUT I HEARD THE TREAD PROCEEDING TOWARDS THE FURTHER PORTION OF THE GALLERY WHERE WERE THE UNCURTAINED AND UNSHUTTERED WINDOWS TWO IN NUMBER BUT THE MOON SHONE THROUGH ONLY ONE OF THESE THE NEARER THE OTHER WAS DARK SHADOWED BY THE CHAPEL OR SOME OTHER BUILDING AT RIGHT ANGLES
ere I lay, and where the blinds had not been drawn. I must have been asleep for some time, for the fire, which I had left in full blaze, was gone to a few sparks wandering among the ashes, when I suddenly awoke with the impression of having heard a latch click at the further extremity of the gallery, where was the chamber containing books and papers. I had always been a light sleeper, but on the present occasion I woke at once to complete and acute consciousness, and with a sense of stretched attention which seemed to intensify all my faculties. The wind had risen, and was blowing in fitful gusts round the house. A minute or two passed, and I began almost to fancy I must have been mistaken, when I distinctly heard the creak of the door, and then the click of the latch falling back into its place. Then I heard a sound on the boards as of one moving in the gallery. I sat up to listen, and as I did so I distinctly heard steps coming down the gallery. I heard them approach and pass my bed. HE GALLERY BEYOND WHERE I LAY AND WHERE THE BLINDS HAD NOT BEEN DRAWN I MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP FOR SOME TIME FOR THE FIRE WHICH I HAD LEFT IN FULL BLAZE WAS GONE TO A FEW SPARKS WANDERING AMONG THE ASHES WHEN I SUDDENLY AWOKE WITH THE IMPRESSION OF HAVING HEARD A LATCH CLICK AT THE FURTHER EXTREMITY OF THE GALLERY WHERE WAS THE CHAMBER CONTAINING BOOKS AND PAPERS I HAD ALWAYS BEEN A LIGHT SLEEPER BUT ON THE PRESENT OCCASION I WOKE AT ONCE TO COMPLETE AND ACUTE CONSCIOUSNESS AND WITH A SENSE OF STRETCHED ATTENTION WHICH SEEMED TO INTENSIFY ALL MY FACULTIES THE WIND HAD RISEN AND WAS BLOWING IN FITFUL GUSTS AROUND THE HOUSE A MINUTE OR TWO PASSED AND I BEGAN ALMOST TO FANCY I MUST HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN WHEN I DISTINCTLY HEARD THE CREAK OF THE DOOR AND THEN THE CLICK OF THE LATCH FALLING BACK INTO ITS PLACE THEN I HEARD A SOUND ON THE BOARDS AS OF ONE MOVING IN THE GALLERY I SAT UP TO LISTEN AND AS I DID SO I DISTINCTLY HEARD STEPS COMING DOWN THE GALLERY I HEARD THEM APPROACH AND PASS MY BED
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