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Chapter 2

           Igrewirritableandnervousaforebodingofevilsomehowdarkenedthebrightconsciousnessofmysuddengoodfortune.Thenanimpulseofshamepossessedmeshamethatthisforeignprince,ifsuchhewere,withlimitlesswealthathisback,shouldbecomingtovisitmeme,nowamillionaireinmypresentwretchedlodging.Already,beforeIhadtouchedmyriches,IwastaintedbythemiserablevulgarityofseekingtopretendIhadneverbeenreallypoor,butonlyembarrassedbyalittletemporarydifficulty!IfIhadhadasixpenceaboutme,(whichIhadnot)Ishouldhavesentatelegramtomyapproachingvisitortoputhimoff.

           "Butinanycase,"Isaidaloud,addressingmyselftotheemptyroomandthestorm-echoes"Iwillnotmeethimto-night.I’llgooutandleavenomessageandifhecomeshewillthinkIhavenotyethadhisletter.IcanmakeanappointmenttoseehimwhenIambetterlodged,anddressedmoreinkeepingwithmypresentpositioninthemeantime,nothingiseasierthantokeepoutofthiswould-bebenefactor’sway."

           AsIspoke,theflickeringlampgaveadismalcrackleandwentout,leavingmeinpitchdarkness.Withanexclamationmorestrongthanreverent,Igropedabouttheroomformatches,orfailingthem,formyhatandcoatandIwasstillengagedinafruitlessandannoyingsearch,whenIcaughtasoundofgallopinghorses’hoofscomingtoanabruptstopinthestreetbelow.Surroundedbyblackgloom,Ipausedandlistened

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