Chapter 56

           Allnightlongtheinvalidlayawake;attimestranquil,attimesgivingwaytoaparoxysmofunconsciouspassion.

           Allnightlongthehuntersatebyhisbedside,andlistenedtohisincoherentutterances.

           TheybutconfirmedtwopointsofbeliefalreadyimpresseduponZeb’smind:thatLouisePoindexterwasbeloved;thatherbrotherhadbeenmurdered!

           Thelastwasabeliefthat,underanycircumstances,wouldhavebeenpainfultothebackwoodsman.Coupledwiththefactsalreadyknown,itwasagonising.

           Hethoughtofthequarrelthehatthecloak.Hewrithedashecontemplatedthelabyrinthofdarkambiguitiesthatpresenteditselftohismind.Neverinhislifehadhisanalyticalpowersbeensocompletelybaffled.Hegroanedashefelttheirimpotence.

           Hekeptnowatchuponthedoor.Heknewthatiftheycame,itwouldnotbeinthenight.

           Onceonlyhewentout;butthatwasnearmorning,whenthelightofthemoonwasbeginningtominglewiththatoftheday.

           Hehadbeensummonedbyasound.Tara,strayingamongthetrees,hadgivenutterancetoalongdismal"gowl,"andcomerunningscared-likeintothehut.

           Extinguishingthelight,Zebstoleforth,andstoodlistening.

           Therewasaninterruptiontothenocturnalchorus;butthatmighthavebeencausedbythehowlingofthehound?Whathadcausedit?

           Thehunterdirectedhisglancefirstupontheopenlawn;thenarounditsedge,andundertheshadowofthetrees.

           Therewasnothingtobeseenthere,exceptwhatshouldbe.

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