Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 104: what you’re looking at

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98 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. ner, opposite the door, stood a wooden struc- ture which had unmistakably served the purpose of a confessional, and at the other end an arrangement of carved columns and arches in the form of an alcove or recess indicated the spot where the high altar had once stood. The place was badly lighted, for the one window was almost entirely blocked by the heaped-up fodder, and the main illumination came from the doorway. As this was only just across the corner in close proximity to the kitchen door, it was easy, when Basset was out of the way, to slip in; and once hidden among the bales I was safe from in- trusion. This snug retreat became in time my con- stant resort when I wished to be alone. Here, one cold November afternoon, nearly a year after the sealing of my window, I made myself so warm a nest that, lulled by the dim silence of my surroundings, I fell asleep. I dreamt of the clatter o’ the causey, which had recurred only the night before, and which I had vainly striven to convince Meg was merely the sound of water col- ( | Oo ILIV | oO comicbooks.com