The House on the Borderland
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Chapter 23: Pepper
I Was Seated In My Chair, Back Again In This Old Study. My Glance Wandered ‘Round The Room. For A Minute, It Had A Strange, Quivery Appearance--Unreal And Unsubstantial. This Disappeared, And I Saw That Nothing Was Altered In Any Way. I Looked Toward The End Window--The Blind Was Up.
I Rose To My Feet, Shakily. As I Did So, A Slight Noise, In The Direction Of The Door, Attracted My Attention. I Glanced Toward It. For A Short Instant, It Appeared To Me That It Was Being Closed, Gently. I Stared, And Saw That I Must Have Been Mistaken--It Seemed Closely Shut.
With A Succession Of Efforts, I Trod My Way To The Window, And Looked Out. The Sun Was Just Rising, Lighting Up The Tangled Wilderness Of Gardens. For, Perhaps, A Minute, I Stood, And Stared. I Passed My Hand, Confusedly, Across My Forehead.
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