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TheJudgewasseatedihigh-backedcarvedoaktheright-handsideofagreatstonefireplacewhere,intheer,aropehungdownfromtheg,itsendlyihefloor.Withafeelihinglikehorror,Malsheseoftheroomasitstood,andgazedaroundhimiruerasthoughheexpeestrangepresendhiTheotheerofthefirepladwithaloudcryheletthelampfallfromhishand.
&heJudge'sarm-chair,withtheropehatheratwiththeJudge'sbalefuleyes,nowihafiendishleer.Saveforthehowliormwithouttherewassilence.
ThefallenlamprecalledMalself.Fortuwasofmetal,andsotheoililt.However,thepraeedofattendingtoitsettledatonervousapprehensiour,hewipedhisbrowandthoughtforamoment.
"Thiswillnotdo,"hesaidtohimself."IfIgoohisIshallbeeauststop!IpromisedthedoctorIwouldh,herettyright!Myhavebeeoaqueerstate.FunnyIdid.Ierinmylife.However,itisallrightnow,andIshallnotbesuchafoolagain."
Thenhemixedhimselfagoodstiffglassofbrandyandwateraelysatdowntohiswork.
Itwasnearlyanhourwhenhelookedupfromhisbook,disturbedbythesuddehout,thewindhowledandroaredlouderthaheraisagainstthewiinglikehailontheglass;butwithintherewasnosouheechoofthewindasitroarediey,andnowandthenahissasafesfoundtheirwaydownthealullofthestorThefirehadfallenlowaoflame,thoughitthrewlow.Malsoively,alyheardathin,squeaking.Ittheeroftheroomwheretheropehungdowitwasthegoftheropeonthefloorastheswayingofthebellraiseda.Lookingup,however,hesawinthedimlightthegreatratgtnawingit.Theropewasalreadynearlyghrough—hecouldseethelightercolourwherethestrandswerelaidbare.Ashelookedthejobleted,andtheseveredendoftheropefellgontheoakenfloor,whilstforaniratremainedlikeaknobortasselattheendoftherope,whiowbegantoswaytoandfro.Malsoforamomentanofterrorashethoughtthatnowthepossibilityofgtheouterworldtohisassistaoff,butaookitspladseizingthebookhewasreadinghehurleditattherat.Thebloellaimed,butbeforethemissilecouldreachhimtheratdroppedoffandstruckthefloorwithasoftthud.Malsoninstaowardshim,butitdartedaearedinthedarkheshadowsoftherooMalsohisworkwasht,aheovarythemonotonysbyahu,andtookoffthegreehelampsoastoinsureawiderspreadinglight.Ashedidsothegloomoftheupperpartoftheroomwasrelieved,andinthenewfloodoflight,greatbyparisonwiththepreviousdarkuresooodoutboldly.Fromwherehestood,Malshtoppositetohimthethirdpithewallfrhtofthefireplace.Herubbedhiseyesihefearbeganto.
Ihepicturewasagreatirregularpatchofbrownvas,asfreshaswhenitwasstrettheframe.Thebadwasasbefore,withdey-drope,butthefigureoftheJudgehaddisappeared.
Malostinachillofhorror,turnedslowlyround,aoshakeandtremblelikeamaninapalsy.Hisstreohavelefthim,andheableofaent,hardlyevenofthought.Helyseeandhear.
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