The Door in the Wall And Other Stories


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I dreamt that night after night. Night after night I woke into  
that other life. Fresh scenes and fresh happenings--until I came  
upon the last--"  
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When you died?"  
When I died."  
And since then--"  
No," he said. "Thank God! That was the end of the dream . . ."  
It was clear I was in for this dream. And after all, I had an  
hour before me, the light was fading fast, and Fortnum Roscoe has  
a dreary way with him. "Living in a different time," I said: "do  
you mean in some different age?"  
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Yes."  
Past?"  
No, to come--to come."  
The year three thousand, for example?"  
I don't know what year it was. I did when I was asleep, when  
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