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clear�察�and sonorous ´ that the Bells seemed to strike him in his chair。
And what was that�察�they said�拭�
'Toby Veck�察 �Toby Veck�察 �waiting for you Toby� �Toby Veck�察 �Toby
Veck�察�waiting for you Toby� �Come and see us�察�come and see us�察 �Drag
him to us�察�drag him to us�察�Haunt and hunt him�察�haunt and hunt him�察�Break
his slumbers�察�break his slumbers� �Toby Veck Toby Veck�察�door open wide
Toby�察�Toby Veck Toby Veck�察�door open wide Toby ´ ' then fiercely back to
their impetuous strain again�察�and ringing in the very bricks and plaster on
the walls。
Toby listened。 Fancy�察�fancy� �His remorse for having run away from
them that afternoon� �No�察�no。 Nothing of the kind。 Again�察�again�察�and
yet a dozen times again。 'Haunt and hunt him�察�haunt and hunt him�察�Drag
him to us�察�drag him to us��' Deafening the whole town� �
'Meg��' said Trotty softly�此 �tapping at her door。 'Do you hear
anything��'
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'I hear the Bells�察�father。 Surely they're very loud to´night。'
'Is she asleep��' said Toby�察�making an excuse for peeping in。
'So peacefully and happily� �I can't leave her yet though�察�father。 Look
how she holds my hand��'
'Meg��' whispered Trotty。 'Listen to the Bells��'
She listened�察 �with her face towards him all the time。 But it
underwent no change。 She didn't understand them。
Trotty withdrew�察�resumed his seat by the fire�察�and once more listened
by himself。 He remained here a little time。
It was impossible to bear it�察�their energy was dreadful。
'If the tower´door is really open��' said Toby�察 �hastily laying aside his
apron�察�but never thinking of his hat�察�'what's to hinder me from going up
into the steeple and satisfying myself�拭 �If it's shut�察�I don't want any other
satisfaction。 That's enough。'
He was pretty certain as he slipped out quietly into the street that he
should find it shut and locked�察 �for he knew the door well�察 �and had so
rarely seen it open�察 �that he couldn't reckon above three times in all。 It
was a low arched portal�察 �outside the church�察 �in a dark nook behind a
column�察�and had such great iron hinges�察�and such a monstrous lock�察�that
there was more hinge and lock than door。
But what was his astonishment when�察 �coming bare´headed to the
church�察�and putting his hand into this dark nook�察�with a certain misgiving
that it might be unexpectedly seized�察�and a shivering propensity to draw it
back again�察�he found that the door�察�which opened outwards�察�actually stood
ajar� �
He thought�察�on the first surprise�察�of going back�察�or of getting a light�察�or
a companion�察�but his courage aided him immediately�察�and he determined
to ascend alone。
'What have I to fear��' said Trotty。 'It's a church� �Besides�察 �the
ringers may be there�察�and have forgotten to shut the door。' So he went in�察�
feeling his way as he went�察�like a blind man�察�for it was very dark。 And
very quiet�察�for the Chimes were silent。
The dust from the street had blown into the recess�察 �and lying there�察�
heaped up�察 �made it so soft and velvet´like to the foot�察 �that there was
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something startling�察 �even in that。 The narrow stair was so close to the
door�察 �too�察�that he stumbled at the very first�察 �and shutting the door upon
himself�察�by striking it with his foot�察�and causing it to rebound back heavily�察�
he couldn't open it again。
This was another reason�察�however�察 �for going on。 Trotty groped his
way�察 �and went on。 Up�察 �up�察 �up�察 �and round�察 �and round�察 �and up�察 �up�察 �up�察�
higher�察�higher�察�higher up� �
It was a disagreeable staircase for that groping work�察 �so low and
narrow�察�that his groping hand was always touching something�察�and it often
felt so like a man or ghostly figure standing up erect and making room for
him to pass without discovery�察�that he would rub the smooth wall upward
searching for its face�察�and downward searching for its feet�察�while a chill
tingling crept all over him。 Twice or thrice�察 �a door or niche broke the
monotonous surface�察�and then it seemed a gap as wide as the whole church�察�
and he felt on the brink of an abyss�察�and going to tumble headlong down�察�
until he found the wall again。
Still up�察�up�察�up�察�and round and round�察�and up�察�up�察�up�察�higher�察�higher�察�
higher up� �
At length�察�the dull and stifling atmosphere began to freshen�此�presently
to feel quite windy�此 �presently it blew so strong�察�that he could hardly keep
his legs。 But�察�he got to an arched window in the tower�察�breast high�察�and
holding tight�察�looked down upon the house´tops�察�on the smoking chimneys�察�
on the blur and blotch of lights ��towards the place where Meg was
wondering where he was and calling to him perhaps���察 �all kneaded up
together in a leaven of mist and darkness。
This was the belfry�察�where the ringers came。 He had caught hold of
one of the frayed ropes which hung down through apertures in the oaken
roof。 At first he started�察�thinking it was hair�察�then trembled at the very
thought of waking the deep Bell。 The Bells themselves were higher。
Higher�察�Trotty�察 �in his fascination�察 �or in working out the spell upon him�察�
groped his way。 By ladders now�察�and toilsomely�察�for it was steep�察�and not
too certain holding for the feet。
Up�察�up�察�up�察�and climb and clamber�察�up�察�up�察�up�察�higher�察�higher�察�higher
up� �
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Until�察 �ascending through the floor�察 �and pausing with his head just
raised above its beams�察�he came among the Bells。 It was barely possible
to make out their great shapes in the gloom�察 �but there they were。
Shadowy�察�and dark�察�and dumb。
A heavy sense of dread and loneliness fell instantly upon him�察�as he
climbed into this airy nest of stone and metal。 His head went round and
round。 He listened�察 �and then raised a wild 'Holloa��' Holloa� �was
mournfully protracted by the echoes。
Giddy�察�confused�察�and out of breath�察�and frightened�察�Toby looked about
him vacantly�察�and sunk down in a swoon。
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CHAPTER III ´ Third Quarter。
BLACK are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters�察�when
the Sea of Thought�察�first heaving from a calm�察�gives up its Dead。 Monsters
uncouth and wild�察 �arise in premature�察 �imperfect resurrection�察 �the several
parts and shapes of different things are joined and mixed by chance�察�and
when�察�and how�察�and by what wonderful degrees�察�each separates from each�察�
and every sense and object of the mind resumes its usual form and lives
again�察�no man ´ though every man is every day the casket of this type of
the Great Mystery ´ can tell。
So�察�when and how the darkness of the night´black steeple changed to
shining light�察�when and how the solitary tower was peopled with a myriad
figures�察 �when and how the whispered 'Haunt and h