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the same difficulty occurring in the management of this inner lock 

as of the outer�察�but at length it did open�察�and not vain�察�as hitherto�察�

was   her   search�察    �her   quick    eyes   directly   fell  on   a  roll  of  paper 

pushed   back   into   the   further   part   of   the     cavity�察  �apparently   for 

concealment�察�and her feelings at that moment were indescribable。 

Her heart fluttered�察�her knees trembled�察�and her cheeks grew pale。 

She   seized�察  �with  an   unsteady  hand�察  �the   precious   manuscript�察  �for 

half   a   glance   sufficed   to   ascertain   written   characters�察  �and   while 

she      acknowledged           with      awful      sensations       this     striking 

exemplification   of  what  Henry  had   foretold�察  �resolved   instantly   to 

peruse every line before she attempted to rest。 

    The dimness of the light her candle emitted made her turn to it 



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with   alarm�察  �but   there   was   no   danger   of   its   sudden   extinction�察  �it 

had   yet   some   hours   to   burn�察  �and   that   she   might   not   have   any 

greater      difficulty    in   distinguishing        the   writing     than     what     its 

ancient   date   might   occasion�察  �she   hastily   snuffed   it。   Alas�   �It   was 

snuffed and   extinguished   in   one。   A  lamp   could   not   have   expired 

with     more     awful     effect。   Catherine�察      �for   a   few    moments�察      �was 

motionless with horror。 It was done completely�察�not a remnant of 

light    in   the    wick    could     give   hope     to   the   rekindling       breath。 

Darkness impenetrable and immovable filled   the   room。 A   violent 

gust   of   wind�察  �rising   with   sudden   fury�察  �added   fresh   horror   to   the 

moment。        Catherine       trembled      from    head     to  foot。   In   the   pause 

which succeeded�察�a sound like receding footsteps and the closing 

of a distant door struck on her affrighted ear。 Human nature could 

support       no   more。     A    cold   sweat     stood     on    her   forehead�察     �the 

manuscript   fell   from   her   hand�察  �and   groping   her   way   to   the   bed�察�

she   jumped   hastily   in�察  �and   sought   some   suspension   of   agony   by 

creeping   far   underneath   the   clothes。   To   close   her   eyes   in   sleep 

that   night�察  �she   felt   must   be   entirely   out   of   the   question。   With   a 

curiosity so justly awakened�察�and feelings in every way so agitated�察�

repose   must   be   absolutely   impossible。   The   storm   too   abroad   so 

dreadful� �She   had   not   been   used   to   feel   alarm   from   wind�察  �but 

now      every    blast    seemed      fraught     with    awful     intelligence。     The 

manuscript   so   wonderfully   found�察  �so   wonderfully   accomplishing 

the morning¨s prediction�察�how was it to be accounted for�拭�What 

could it contain�拭�to whom could it relate�拭�by what means could 

it have been so long concealed�拭�and how singularly strange that 

it   should   fall   to   her   lot   to   discover   it�   �Till   she   had   made   herself 

mistress   of   its   contents�察  �however�察  �she   could   have   neither   repose 

nor comfort�察�and   with  the   sun¨s   first  rays   she   was determined   to 



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peruse      it。  But   many      were    the   tedious     hours     which     must     yet 

intervene。   She   shuddered�察  �tossed   about   in   her   bed�察  �and   envied 

every   quiet   sleeper。   The   storm   still   raged�察  �and   various   were   the 

noises�察�more terrific even than the wind�察�which struck at intervals 

on   her   startled   ear。   The   very   curtains   of   her   bed   seemed   at   one 

moment        in   motion�察    �and    at  another     the   lock    of  her    door    was 

agitated�察     �as   if  by   the   attempt     of   somebody        to  enter。    Hollow 

murmurs seemed to creep along the gallery�察�and more than once 

her  blood   was   chilled   by  the   sound   of   distant   moans。   Hour   after 

hour   passed   away�察  �and   the   wearied   Catherine   had   heard   three 

proclaimed        by   all  the   clocks    in   the   house    before     the   tempest 

subsided or she unknowingly fell fast asleep。 



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                             CHAPTER VII 



          he housemaid¨s folding back her window´shutters at eight 

          o¨clock   the   next   day   was   the  sound    which    first  roused 

T 

          Catherine�察�and she opened her eyes�察�wondering that they 

could   ever   have   been   closed�察  �on   objects   of  cheerfulness�察  �her   fire 

was   already   burning�察  �and   a   bright   morning   had   succeeded        the 

tempest   of   the   night。   Instantaneously�察  �with   the   consciousness   of 

existence�察    �returned     her    recollection    of  the   manuscript�察     �and 

springing   from   the   bed   in   the   very   moment   of   the   maid¨s   going 

away�察�she eagerly collected every scattered sheet which had burst 

from the roll on its falling to the ground�察�and flew back to enjoy the 

luxury of their perusal on her pillow。 She now plainly saw that she 

must not expect a manuscript of equal length with the generality 

of what she had shuddered over in books�察�for the roll�察�seeming to 

consist   entirely   of   small   disjointed   sheets�察  �was   altogether   but   of 

trifling size�察�and much less than she had supposed it to be at first。 

   Her greedy eye glanced rapidly over a page。 She started at  its 

import。 Could it be possible�察�or did not her senses play her false�拭� 

An inventory  of   linen�察  �in   coarse   and   modern   characters�察  �seemed 

all that was before her� �If the evidence of sight might be trusted�察�

she held a washing´bill in her hand。 She seized another sheet�察�and 

saw the same articles with little variation�察�a third�察�a fourth�察�and a 

fifth   presented      nothing    new。    Shirts�察  �stockings�察    �cravats�察  �and 

waistcoats   faced   her   in   each。   Two   others�察  �penned   by   the   same 

hand�察�marked an expenditure scarcely more interesting�察�in letters�察�

hair´powder�察�shoe´string�察�and breeches´ball。 And the larger sheet�察�



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which  had   enclosed   the   rest�察  �seemed   by   its   first   cramp   line�察   �To 

poultice chestnut  mare ̄!a   farrier¨s   bill�  �Such  was   the   collection 

of   papers     ��left   perhaps�察    �as   she   could    then    suppose�察     �by   the 

negligence of a servant in the place whence she had taken them�� 

which had filled her with expectation and alarm�察�and robbed her 

of half her night¨s rest� �She felt humbled to the dust。 Could not the 

adventure   of   the   chest   have   taught   her   wisdom�拭  �A   corner   of   it�察�

catching her eye as she lay�察�seemed to rise up in judgment against 

her。 Nothing could now be clearer than the absurdity of her recent 

fancies。   To  suppose   that  a  manuscript  of  many   generations   back 

could     have   remained      undiscovered       in  a  room     such   as   that�察 �so 

modern�察�so  habitable� �or  that  she   should be   the   first   to   possess 

the skill of unlocking a cabinet�察�the key of which was open to all� �

    How   could   she   have   so   imposed   on   herself�拭�Heaven   forbid 

that   Henry   Tilney   should   ever   know   her   folly�   �And   it   was   in   a 

great measure his own doing�察�for had not the cabinet appeared so 

exactly to agree with his description of her adventures�察�she should 

never  have   felt  the   smallest  curiosity  about  it。   This   was   the   only 

comfort      that   occurred。      Impatient     to   get   rid  of   those    hateful 

evidences of her folly�察�those detestable papers then scattered over 

the    bed�察  �she   rose   directly�察   �and   folding    them     up   as  nearly    as 

possible in the same shape as before�察�returned them to  the   same 

spot within the cabinet�察�with a very hearty wish that no untoward 

accident   might   ever   bring   them   forward   again�察  �to   disgrace           her 

even with herself。 

    Why the locks should have   been   so  difficult  to  open�察  �however�察�

was still   something  remarkable�察  �for  she   could now  manage   them 

with perfect ease。 In this there was surely something mysterious�察�

and she indulged in the flattering suggestion for half a minute�察�till 



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the possibility of the door¨s having been at  first  unlocked�察  �and   of 

being     herself    its  fastener�察   �darted    into   her   head�察   �and   cost   her 

another blush。 

    She   got  away  as soon   as   she   could   from   a   room   in   which   her 

conduct produced such unpleasant reflections�察�and found her way 

with all speed to the breakfast´parlour�察�as it had been pointed out 

to  her  by  Miss   Tilney  the   evening before。   Henry  was   alone   in   it�察�

and   his   immediate   hope   of   her   having   been   undisturbed   by   the 

tempest�察  �with   an   arch   reference   to   the   character   of 

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