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looked down and saw him dimly, clambering over the palings. At the
sight of another human being my torpor passed, and I leaned out of the
window eagerly.
"
Hist!" said I, in a whisper.
He stopped astride of the fence in doubt. Then he came over and
across the lawn to the corner of the house. He bent down and stepped
softly.
"Who's there?" he said, also whispering, standing under the window
and peering up.
"
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"
"
"
Where are you going?" I asked.
God knows."
Are you trying to hide?"
That's it."
Come into the house," I said.
I went down, unfastened the door, and let him in, and locked the
door again. I could not see his face. He was hatless, and his coat
was unbuttoned.
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