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Chapter 9

           Then,shewoulddrawinherheadtolookroundtheroomandseethateverythingwasinitsplaceandhadn’tmoved;andlookingoutintothestreetagain,wouldperhapsseeamanpassingwithacoffinonhisback,andtwoorthreeotherssilentlyfollowinghimtoahousewheresomebodylaydead;whichmadehershudderandthinkofsuchthingsuntiltheysuggestedafreshtheoldman’salteredfaceandmanner,andanewtrainoffearsandspeculations.Ifheweretodieifsuddenillnesshadhappenedtohim,andhewerenevertocomehomeagain,aliveif,onenight,heshouldcomehome,andkissandblessherasusual,andaftershehadgonetobedandhadfallenasleepandwasperhapsdreamingpleasantly,andsmilinginhersleep,heshouldkillhimselfandhisbloodcomecreeping,creeping,onthegroundtoherownbed-roomdoor!Thesethoughtsweretooterribletodwellupon,andagainshewouldhaverecoursetothestreet,nowtroddenbyfewerfeet,anddarkerandmoresilentthanbefore.Theshopswereclosingfast,andlightsbegantoshinefromtheupperwindows,astheneighbourswenttobed.Bydegrees,thesedwindledawayanddisappearedorwerereplaced,hereandthere,byafeeblerush-candlewhichwastoburnallnight.Still,therewasonelateshopatnogreatdistancewhichsentfortharuddyglareuponthepavementevenyet,andlookedbrightandcompanionable.

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