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The House of the Whispering Pines

BOOK FOUR
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What did you do after re-entering your room ?" "I don't know what I did first.

I was very excited--elated one minute, deeply wretched and very frightened the next.

I must have sat down; for I was shaking very much, and felt a little sick.

The sight of that key had brought up pictures of the club-house; and I thought and thought how quiet it was, and how far away and--how cold it was too, and how secret.
I would go there for what I had to do; _there_! And then I saw in my fancy one of its rooms, with the moon in it, and--but I soon shut my eyes to that.

I heard Arthur moving about his room, and this made me start up and go out into the hall again." During all this Mr.Fox had sat by, understanding his right to object to the witness's mixed statements of fact and of feelings, and quite confident that his objections would be sustained.


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