Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 183: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. 177 to show that the dismal apartment was abso- lntely empty ; yet, even asI realized this, the conviction returned. “Who is there? Come in !” I cried, almost without thinking what I did. ; My voice disturbed some bird that had taken shelter there, but there was no answer save the ringing echo among the rafters, and T re-entered and closed the door behind me with a half-hearted laugh at my own folly. And yet, when I was once more seated in the cheery lamplight, the same sensation arose more strongly than before, and drew my attention from the volume I desired to peruse. Again I fought against it, and again it con- quered. This second time I walked the whole length of the hall before returning without encoun- tering anything out of the common, and, as before, there was no sound in reply when I exclaimed, half-angrily, half in jest: “Come in, can’t you?” Still, in spite of the indisputable evidence of my eyes and ears, the conviction came back upon me in greater force than ever.. This time the mental struggle was long and comichbooks.com