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I'm   positive   that   this   is   all   rank   nonsense�察  �and   so   are   you   really。 We 

know   there's   nothing   in   the   room  with   a   shadow   of   supernatural   danger 

about it。 Besides�察�you wouldn't want to sleep there so badly if you believed 

anything wicked was waiting for you。             You're tons cleverer than I am ´ so 

you must agree about that。; 

     Lennox   was   bound   to   confess   that   he   entertained   no   personal   fear。 

They still argued�察�and the clock struck midnight。              Then the sailor made a 

suggestion。 

     ;Since you're so infernally obstinate�察�I'll do this。           We'll toss up�察�and 

the winner can have the fun。         That's fair to both。; 

     The other agreed�察�he tossed a coin�察�and May called ;tails�察─�and won。 

     He was jubilant�察�while Henry showed a measure of annoyance。                      The 

other consoled him。 

     ;It's better so�察�old man。       You're highly strung and nervy�察�and a poet 

and all that sort of thing。       I'm no better than a prize ox�察�and don't know 

what nerves mean。         I can sleep anywhere�察�anyhow。 If you can sleep in a 

submarine�察�you bet you can in a nice�察�airy Elizabethan room�察�even if it is 

haunted。     But it's not�察�that's the whole point。        There's not a haunted room 

in the world。     Get me your service revolver�察�like a good chap。; 

     Henry was silent�察�and Tom rose to make ready for his vigil。 

     ;I'm dog´tired�察�anyhow�察─�he said。          ;Nothing less than Queen Elizabeth 

herself will keep me awake�察�if it does appear。; 

     Then the other surprised him。 

     ;Don't think I want to go back on it。            You've won the right to make 

the experiment ´ if we ignore Uncle Walter。              But´well�察�you'll laugh�察�yet�察�

on my honor�察�Tom�察�I've got a feeling I'd rather you didn't。 It isn't nerves。 

I'm not nervy any more than you are。            I'm not suggesting that I go now�察�of 

course。     But I do ask you to think better of it and chuck the thing。; 

     ;Why�拭─�

     ;Well�察�one can't help one's feelings。         I do feel a rum sort of conviction 



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at the bottom of my mind that it's not good enough。              I can't explain�察�there 

are   no   words    for  it  that  I  know�察  �but  it's  growing    on  me。    Intuition�察�

perhaps。; 

     ;Intuition of what�拭─�

     ;I can't tell you。    But I ask you not to go。; 

     ;You were going if you'd won the toss�拭─�

     ;I know。; 

     ;Then your growing intuition is only because I won it。                 Hanged if I 

don't think you want to funk me�察�old man� ─�

     ;I couldn't do that。     But it's different me going and you going。 I've got 

nothing to live for。      Don't think I'm maudlin�察�or any rot of that sort�察�but 

you   know   all   about   the   past。  I've   never   mentioned   it   to   you�察  �and�察  �of 

course�察�you haven't to me�察�and I never should have。                But I will now。       I 

loved Mary with all my heart and soul�察�Tom。              She didn't know how much�察�

and probably I didn't either。 But that's done�察�and no man on earth rejoices 

in her great happiness more than I do。            And no man on earth is going to 

be a better or a truer friend to you and her than�察�please God�察�I shall be。 

But that being so�察�can't you see the rest�拭          �My life ended in a way when 

the dream of   my life ended。         I attach no importance to living for itself�察�

and if anything final happened to me it wouldn't leave a blank anywhere。 

You're different。      In sober honesty you oughtn't to run into any needless 

danger ´ real or imaginary。         I'm thinking of Mary only when I say that ´ 

not you。; 

     ;But I deny the danger。; 

     Yes�察  �only   you   might   listen。  So   did   I�察  �but   I   eny   it   no   longer。 The 

case is altered when I tell you in all seriousness ´ when I take my oath if 

you like ´ that I do believe now there is something in this。             I don't say it's 

supernatural�察�and I don't say it isn't�察�but I do feel deeply impressed in my 

mind now�察�and it's growing stronger every minute�察�that there's something 

here out of the common and really infernally dangerous。; 

     The other looked at him in astonishment。 

     ;What bee has got into your bonnet�拭─�

     ;Don't call it that。    It's a conviction�察�Tom。        Do be guided by me�察�old 

chap� ─�



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     The sailor flushed a little�察�emptied his glass�察�and rose。 

     ;If you really wanted to choke me off�察�you chose a funny way to do so。 

Surely it only needed this to determine anybody。                 If you�察�as a sane person�察�

honestly   believe   there's   a   pinch   of   danger   in   that   blessed   place�察  �then   I 

certainly sleep there to´night�察�or else wake there。; 

     ;Let me come�察�too�察�then�察�Tom。; 

     ;That be damned for a yarn�              �Ghosts don't show up for two people ´ 

haven't got pluck enough。           If I get any sport�察�I'll be quite straight about it�察�

and you shall try your luck to´morrow。; 

     ;I can only make it a favor�察�and not for your own sake�察�either。; 

     ;I know。      Mary will be sleeping the sleep of the just in the next room。 

how   little   she'll   guess�    �Perhaps�察  �if   I   see   an   apparition   worthy   of   the 

Golden Age�察�I'll call her up。; 

     ;Do oblige me�察�May。; 

     ;In   anything   on   earth   but   this   thing。   It's   really   too   late   now。   Don't 

you see you've defeated your own object�拭                 �You mustn't ask me to throw 

up   the   sponge   to   your   sudden   intuition   of   danger   sprung   on   me   at   the 

eleventh   hour。      I   won   the   toss�察  �and   can't   take   my   orders   from   you�察  �old 

chap�察�can I�拭─�

     The other�察�in his turn�察�grew a little warm。 

     ;All    right。    I've   spoken。      I   think   you're    rather   a   fool   to  be   so 

obstinate。      It   isn't   as   if   a   nervous   old   woman   was   talking   to   you。   But 

you'll   go   your   own   way。     It   doesn't   matter   a   button   to   me�察  �and   I   only 

made it a favor for somebody else's sake。; 

     ;We'll leave it at that�察�then。        May I trouble you for the key�拭�And your 

revolver�察�too。      I haven't got mine here。; 

     Henry hesitated。        The key was in the pocket of his jacket。 

     ;It is a matter of honor�察�Lennox�察─�said the sailor。 

     The other handed over the key on this speech�察�and prepared to go。 

     ;I'll get the revolver�察─�he said。 

     ;Thanks。       Look me up in the morning�察�if you're awake first�察─�added 

May�察�but the other did not answer。 

     He let Tom precede him�察�and then turned out the lights。                    Other lights 

he   also   extinguished   as   they   left   the   hall   and   ascended   the   stairs。  The 



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younger's pride was struggling for mastery�察�but he conquered it and spoke 

again。 

     ;I   wish   to   Heaven   you   could   see   it   from  another   point   of view   than 

your own�察�Tom。; 

     ;I have no point of view。         You're rather exasperating�察�and don't seem 

to   understand   that�察  �even   if   I   might   have   changed   my   mind   before�察  �it's 

impossible now。; 

     ;That's    really   only   a  foolish   sort  of  pride。   If   I  chose   my   words 

clumsily ´     ; 

     ;You did。      The devil and all his angels wouldn't make me climb down 

now。; 

     The    younger     left  him�察  �and   returned    in  a  minute    or  two   with   the 

revolver。 

     ;Good´night�察─�he said。 

     ;Good´night�察�old boy。         Thank you。       L

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