Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 109: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Hall, 103 the appearance of having been placed there unthinkingly. This successfully accomplished, after a careful look round to see that Bassett was not lurking on the watch for me, I made my way to the kitchen, where I found him sitting by the fireside. I sat in a melancholy and depressed atti- tude until, as I had anticipated, Meg, who was always most kind to me, asked what ailed me; when I replied that I had a head- ache, and suggested that if she would give me my supper at once I would go to bed as the best cure. This she willingly did. I was too excited to eat much, but as this was naturally at- tributed to my indisposition it only assisted my subterfuge ; and having disposed of a few morsels I bade her good-night and with- drew. I thought it wiser to go to my room first, and it was well I did so, for as I was again descending I encountered Basset on the stair- way. “*Halloah ’ he said, addressing me di- comichbooks.com