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The
striking
of
the
silver
bell
of
the
clock
seemed
to
smite
on
our
hearts
like
a
knell
of
doom
.
One
!
Two
!
Three
!
Before
the
third
stroke
the
wicks
of
the
lamps
had
caught
,
and
I
had
turned
out
the
electric
light
.
In
the
dimness
of
the
struggling
lamps
,
and
after
the
bright
glow
of
the
electric
light
,
the
room
and
all
within
it
took
weird
shapes
,
and
all
seemed
in
an
instant
to
change
.
We
waited
with
our
hearts
beating
.
I
know
mine
did
,
and
I
fancied
I
could
hear
the
pulsation
of
the
others
.
The
seconds
seemed
to
pass
with
leaden
wings
.
It
were
as
though
all
the
world
were
standing
still
.
The
figures
of
the
others
stood
out
dimly
,
Margaret
's
white
dress
alone
showing
clearly
in
the
gloom
.
The
thick
respirators
which
we
all
wore
added
to
the
strange
appearance
.
The
thin
light
of
the
lamps
showed
Mr.
Trelawny
's
square
jaw
and
strong
mouth
and
the
brown
shaven
face
of
Mr.
Corbeck
.
Their
eyes
seemed
to
glare
in
the
light
.
Across
the
room
Doctor
Winchester
's
eyes
twinkled
like
stars
,
and
Margaret
's
blazed
like
black
suns
.
Silvio
's
eyes
were
like
emeralds
.
Would
the
lamps
never
burn
up
!
It
was
only
a
few
seconds
in
all
till
they
did
blaze
up
.
A
slow
,
steady
light
,
growing
more
and
more
bright
,
and
changing
in
colour
from
blue
to
crystal
white
.
So
they
stayed
for
a
couple
of
minutes
without
change
in
the
coffer
;
till
at
last
there
began
to
appear
all
over
it
a
delicate
glow
.
This
grew
and
grew
,
till
it
became
like
a
blazing
jewel
,
and
then
like
a
living
thing
whose
essence
of
life
was
light
.
We
waited
and
waited
,
our
hearts
seeming
to
stand
still
.
All
at
once
there
was
a
sound
like
a
tiny
muffled
explosion
and
the
cover
lifted
right
up
on
a
level
plane
a
few
inches
;
there
was
no
mistaking
anything
now
,
for
the
whole
room
was
full
of
a
blaze
of
light
.
Then
the
cover
,
staying
fast
at
one
side
rose
slowly
up
on
the
other
,
as
though
yielding
to
some
pressure
of
balance
.
The
coffer
still
continued
to
glow
;
from
it
began
to
steal
a
faint
greenish
smoke
.
I
could
not
smell
it
fully
on
account
of
the
respirator
;
but
,
even
through
that
,
I
was
conscious
of
a
strange
pungent
odour
.
Then
this
smoke
began
to
grow
thicker
,
and
to
roll
out
in
volumes
of
ever
increasing
density
till
the
whole
room
began
to
get
obscure
.
I
had
a
terrible
desire
to
rush
over
to
Margaret
,
whom
I
saw
through
the
smoke
still
standing
erect
behind
the
couch
.
Then
,
as
I
looked
,
I
saw
Doctor
Winchester
sink
down
.
He
was
not
unconscious
;
for
he
waved
his
hand
back
and
forward
,
as
though
to
forbid
any
one
to
come
to
him
.
At
this
time
the
figures
of
Mr.
Trelawny
and
Mr.
Corbeck
were
becoming
indistinct
in
the
smoke
which
rolled
round
them
in
thick
billowy
clouds
.
Finally
I
lost
sight
of
them
altogether
.
The
coffer
still
continued
to
glow
;
but
the
lamps
began
to
grow
dim
.
At
first
I
thought
that
their
light
was
being
overpowered
by
the
thick
black
smoke
;
but
presently
I
saw
that
they
were
,
one
by
one
,
burning
out
.
They
must
have
burned
quickly
to
produce
such
fierce
and
vivid
flames
.
I
waited
and
waited
,
expecting
every
instant
to
hear
the
command
to
turn
up
the
light
;
but
none
came
.
I
waited
still
,
and
looked
with
harrowing
intensity
at
the
rolling
billows
of
smoke
still
pouring
out
of
the
glowing
casket
,
whilst
the
lamps
sank
down
and
went
out
one
by
one
.
Finally
there
was
but
one
lamp
alight
,
and
that
was
dimly
blue
and
flickering
.
The
only
effective
light
in
the
room
was
from
the
glowing
casket
.
I
kept
my
eyes
fixed
toward
Margaret
;
it
was
for
her
now
that
all
my
anxiety
was
claimed
.
I
could
just
see
her
white
frock
beyond
the
still
white
shrouded
figure
on
the
couch
.
Silvio
was
troubled
;
his
piteous
mewing
was
the
only
sound
in
the
room
.
Deeper
and
denser
grew
the
black
mist
and
its
pungency
began
to
assail
my
nostrils
as
well
as
my
eyes
.
Now
the
volume
of
smoke
coming
from
the
coffer
seemed
to
lessen
,
and
the
smoke
itself
to
be
less
dense
.
Across
the
room
I
saw
something
white
move
where
the
couch
was
.
There
were
several
movements
.
I
could
just
catch
the
quick
glint
of
white
through
the
dense
smoke
in
the
fading
light
;
for
now
the
glow
of
the
coffer
began
quickly
to
subside
.
