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come　to　him。　　Pray　lose　no　time。'



Mr。　James　and　I　looked　at　one　another。　　'Wilhelm；'　said　he；　'this

is　strange。　　I　wish　you　to　come　with　me！'　　I　helped　him　to　dress；

partly　there　and　partly　in　the　chaise；　and　no　grass　grew　under　the

horses'　iron　shoes　between　Poland　Street　and　the　Forest。



Now；　mind！　（said　the　German　courier）　I　went　with　Mr。　James　into　his

brother's　room；　and　I　saw　and　heard　myself　what　follows。



His　brother　lay　upon　his　bed；　at　the　upper　end　of　a　long　bed…

chamber。　　His　old　housekeeper　was　there；　and　others　were　there：　　I

think　three　others　were　there；　if　not　four；　and　they　had　been　with

him　since　early　in　the　afternoon。　　He　was　in　white；　like　the　figure

…　necessarily　so；　because　he　had　his　night…dress　on。　　He　looked

like　the　figure　…　necessarily　so；　because　he　looked　earnestly　at

his　brother　when　he　saw　him　come　into　the　room。



But；　when　his　brother　reached　the　bed…side；　he　slowly　raised

himself　in　bed；　and　looking　full　upon　him；　said　these　words：



'JAMES；　YOU　HAVE　SEEN　ME　BEFORE；　TO…NIGHT　…　AND　YOU　KNOW　IT！'



And　so　died！





I　waited；　when　the　German　courier　ceased；　to　hear　something　said　of

this　strange　story。　　The　silence　was　unbroken。　　I　looked　round；　and

the　five　couriers　were　gone：　　so　noiselessly　that　the　ghostly

mountain　might　have　absorbed　them　into　its　eternal　snows。　　By　this

time；　I　was　by　no　means　in　a　mood　to　sit　alone　in　that　awful　scene；

with　the　chill　air　coming　solemnly　upon　me　…　or；　if　I　may　tell　the

truth；　to　sit　alone　anywhere。　　So　I　went　back　into　the　convent…

parlour；　and；　finding　the　American　gentleman　still　disposed　to

relate　the　biography　of　the　Honourable　Ananias　Dodger；　heard　it　all

out。











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