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Nevertheless, a late hour of the next night found these two gentlemen, accompanied by a son of the minister, in the road in front of the old Deluse house. There was a light inside; it appeared now at one window and now at another. NEVERTHELESS A LATE HOUR OF THE NEXT NIGHT FOUND THESE TWO GENTLEMEN ACCOMPANIED BY A SON OF THE MINISTER IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE OLD DE LUCE HOUSE THERE WAS A LIGHT INSIDE IT APPEARED NOW AT ONE WINDOW AND NOW AT ANOTHER
my intrusion, but he took no notice of me. He seemed to be searching for something, though his eyes were unmoved in their sockets. I wonder if he ever walks in his sleep. He took a circuit a part of the way round the room, and went out the same way he had come in. Twice more before I slept he came back into the room, acting precisely the same way, and departing as at first. In the intervals I heard him tramping all over the house, his footsteps distinctly audible in the pauses of the storm. When I woke in the morning he had already gone out.” Mr. Maren attempted some further questioning, but was unable longer to restrain the family’s tongues; the story of Deluse’s death and burial came out, greatly to the good minister’s astonishment. “The explanation of your adventure is very simple,” said Mr. Maren. “I don’t believe old Deluse walks in his sleep—not in his present one; but you evidently dream in yours.” And to this view of the matter Mr. Galbraith was compelled reluctantly to assent. GIZING FOR MY INTRUSION BUT HE TOOK NO NOTICE OF ME HE SEEMED TO BE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING THOUGH HIS EYES WERE UNMOVED IN THEIR SOCKETS I WONDER IF HE EVER WALKS IN HIS SLEEP HE TOOK A CIRCUIT A PART OF THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM AND WENT OUT THE SAME WAY HE HAD COME IN TWICE MORE BEFORE I SLEPT HE CAME BACK INTO THE ROOM ACTING PRECISELY THE SAME WAY AND DEPARTING AS AT FIRST IN THE INTERVALS I HEARD HIM TRAMPING ALL OVER THE HOUSE HIS FOOTSTEPS DISTINCTLY AUDIBLE IN THE PAUSES OF THE STORM WHEN I WOKE IN THE MORNING HE HAD ALREADY GONE OUT MISTER MERRIN ATTEMPTED SOME FURTHER QUESTIONING BUT WAS UNABLE LONGER TO RESTRAIN THE FAMILY'S TONGUES THE STORY OF DE LUCE'S DEATH AND BURIAL CAME OUT GREATLY TO THE GOOD MINISTER'S ASTONISHMENT THE EXPLANATION OF YOUR ADVENTURE IS VERY SIMPLE SAID MISTER MERRICK I DON'T BELIEVE OLD DE LUCE WALKS IN HIS SLEEP NOT IN HIS PRESENT ONE BUT YOU EVIDENTLY DREAM IN YOURS AND TO THIS VIEW OF THE MATTER MISTER GALLBRAITH WAS COMPELLED RELUCTANTLY TO ASCEND
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