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WhenMrs.Withamwasherselfagaiassailedthedryquestionsastowhathemeantbyputtingsuchhorribleideasintman'smind."Hehasquiteenoughtherealreadytoupsethim,"sheadded.Dr.Thornhillreplied:
"Mydearmadam,Ihadadistinctpurposeinit!Iwaodrawhisattentiontothebellrope,andtofixitthere.Itmaybethatheisinahighlyhtstate,audyingtoomuboundtosaythatheseemsassouhyayouallyandbodily,aseverIsaw—butthes—andthatsuggestionofthedevil."Thedoctorshookhisheadaon."IwouldhaveoandstaythefirstnightwithhimbutIfeltsureitwouldhavebeenacauseofoffeishtorhallu;andifhedoesIwanthimtopullthatrope.Allalowillgiveuswarning,andwemayreatimetobeofservice.Ishallbesittietonightandshallkeepmyearsopen.DonotbealarmedifBesasurprisebef."
"Oh,Doctor,whatdoyoumean?Whatdoyoumean?"
"Imeanthis;thatpossibly—nay,moreprobably—weshallhearthegreatalarmbellfromtheJudge'sHousetonight,"aormadeaboutaseffeexitascouldbethoughtof.
WhenMalsonarrivedhomehefoundthatitwasalittleafterhisusualtime,aerhadgoherulesofGreenhow'sCharitywereed.Hewasgladtoseethattheplacewasbrightandtidywithacheerfulfirearimmedlamp.TheeveningwaschthavebeeedinApril,andaheavyingwithsuchrapidlyirengththatthereromisethenight.Forafewmiraheheratsceased;butsosoonastheybecameaedtohispreseheybeganagain.Hewasgladtohearthem,forhefeltohefeelingofpanionshipintheirnoise,andhismindranbacktefactthattheyoomahemselveswhenthatreatratwiththebalefuleyes—these.Thereading—lamponlywaslitanditsgreehedtheupperpartoftheroomihatthecheerfullightfromthehearthspreadihefloorandshinieclothlaidovertheeablewaswarmandcheery.Malsonsatdowntohisdihagoodappetiteandabuoyantspirit.Afterhisdinnerandacigarettehesatsteadilydowntowork,determioletanythingdisturbhim,forherememberedhispromisetothedoadeuphismiofthetimeathisdisposal.
Foranhourorsoheworkedallright,ahoughtsbegantowanderfromhisbooks.Theactual,thehisphysition,andhisnervoussusceptibilitywerenottobedehistimethewindhadbeeagale,andthegaleastorTheoldhouse,solidthoughitwas,seemedtoshaketoitsfoundations,aormroaredahroughitsmasqueeroldgables,produge,uhlysouyroomsandcorridors.Evealarmbellontheroofmusthavefelttheforceofthewind,fortheroperosealy,asthoughthebellweremovedalittlefromtimetotime,andthelimberropefellontheoakfloorwithahardandhollowsound.
AsMalsohebethoughthimselfofthedoctor'swords,"ItistheropewhigmahevictimsoftheJudge'sjudicour,"aotheerofthefirepladtookitinhishandtolookatit.Thereseemedasortofdeadlyi,aherehelosthimselfforamomeionastowhothesevictimswere,andthegrimwishoftheJudgetohavesuchaghastlyreliderhiseyes.Ashestoodtheretheswayingofthebelloillliftedtheropenoresentlythereewsensation—asortoftremorihoughsomethingwasmovingalongit.
LookingupinstinctivelyMalsoratingsloardshim,glaringathimsteadily.Hedroppedtheropeandstartedbackwithamuttereddtheratturningranuptheropeagainanddisappeared,andatthesameinstantMalesciousthattheherats,whichhadceasedforawhile,beganagain.
Allthissethimthinking,anditothathehadedthelairoftheratorlookedatthepictures,ashehaditheotherlampwithouttheshade,and,holdingitupwentandstoodoppositethethirdpithefireplatheright-handsidewherehehadseedisappearonthepreviousnight.
Atthefirstglaedbacksosuddenlythathealmostdroppedthelamp,andadeadlypalloroverspreadhisfaeesshook,andheavydropsofsweathisforehead,arembledlikeahewasyoungandpludpulledhimselftogether,ahepauseofafewsedssteppedfaihelamp,ahepicturewhichhadbeendustedandwashed,andnowstoodoutclearly.
Itwasofajudgedressedinhisrobesofsdermine.Hisfacewasstrongandmerciless,evil,dvihasensualmouth,hookednoseofruddydshapedlikethebeakofabirdofprey.Therestofthefacewasofacadaverouscolour.Theeyeswereofpeculiarbrilliahaterriblymalignantexpression.Ashelookedatthem,Malsongrewcold,forhesawtheretheveryterpartoftheeyesofthegreatrat.Thelampalmostfellfromhishaheratwithitsbalefuleyespeeringhtheholeintheerofthepidhesuddeionoftheheotherrats.However,hepulledhimselftogether,ahhisexaminatioure.
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