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'

What

!

'

cried

the

Jew

,

grasping

the

coward

round

the

body

,

with

both

arms

,

as

he

sprung

to

his

feet

.

'

Where

?

'

'

Yonder

!

replied

the

man

,

glaring

at

the

opposite

wall

.

'

The

shadow

!

I

saw

the

shadow

of

a

woman

,

in

a

cloak

and

bonnet

,

pass

along

the

wainscot

like

a

breath

!

'

The

Jew

released

his

hold

,

and

they

rushed

tumultuously

from

the

room

.

The

candle

,

wasted

by

the

draught

,

was

standing

where

it

had

been

placed

.

It

showed

them

only

the

empty

staircase

,

and

their

own

white

faces

.

They

listened

intently

:

a

profound

silence

reigned

throughout

the

house

.

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'

It

's

your

fancy

,

'

said

the

Jew

,

taking

up

the

light

and

turning

to

his

companion

.

'

I

'll

swear

I

saw

it

!

'

replied

Monks

,

trembling

.

'

It

was

bending

forward

when

I

saw

it

first

;

and

when

I

spoke

,

it

darted

away

.

'

The

Jew

glanced

contemptuously

at

the

pale

face

of

his

associate

,

and

,

telling

him

he

could

follow

,

if

he

pleased

,

ascended

the

stairs

They

looked

into

all

the

rooms

;

they

were

cold

,

bare

,

and

empty

.

They

descended

into

the

passage

,

and

thence

into

the

cellars

below

.

The

green

damp

hung

upon

the

low

walls

;

the

tracks

of

the

snail

and

slug

glistened

in

the

light

of

the

candle

;

but

all

was

still

as

death

.

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'

What

do

you

think

now

?

'

said

the

Jew

,

when

they

had

regained

the

passage

.

'

Besides

ourselves

,

there

's

not

a

creature

in

the

house

except

Toby

and

the

boys

;

and

they

're

safe

enough

.

See

here

!

'

As

a

proof

of

the

fact

,

the

Jew

drew

forth

two

keys

from

his

pocket

;

and

explained

,

that

when

he

first

went

downstairs

,

he

had

locked

them

in

,

to

prevent

any

intrusion

on

the

conference

.

This

accumulated

testimony

effectually

staggered

Mr.

Monks

.

His

protestations

had

gradually

become

less

and

less

vehement

as

they

proceeded

in

their

search

without

making

any

discovery

;

and

,

now

,

he

gave

vent

to

several

very

grim

laughs

,

and

confessed

it

could

only

have

been

his

excited

imagination

.

He

declined

any

renewal

of

the

conversation

,

however

,

for

that

night

:

suddenly

remembering

that

it

was

past

one

o'clock

.

And

so

the

amiable

couple

parted

.

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