Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 66: what you’re looking at

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60 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. a most sweet singer chanting a wild, pathetic air somewhere close at hand, and, as far as I could judge, above me; and I hastened my dressing with the intention of procuring, if possible, a sight of the lady who could pour forth such fascinating yet melancholy melo- dies. I knew not where I was in the house, save that I was high up—as it proved later, upon the second story; neither did I know by what ways to reach the kitchen where I had been warmed and fed; so I resolved to set out on an exploration of the passages and chambers in the vicinity. On leaving my room I found myself ina narrow corridor leading directly to my right, and after following it for a few paces I emerged into a small lobby dimly lighted by a narrow window looking into the courtyard at right angles to my own. Opposite was a door securely locked, and to my left an arch- Way opening into a still narrower passage parallel to the first. This, being only illumi- nated by such light as penetrated from an open door a little further on to my right, was exceeding dark, and I was fain to walk comichooks.com