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Description: Good detective story !
Classification: Mystery and Suspense / Detective
Publication Date: 1913
Length: 28 Chapters
Illustrations: charcoal drawings
Book attributes: Printable / No security code needed /
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Book ID: GC-TGH-Stevenson
Download Size: 905 kb
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There was a tension in his voice which sent a shiver through me, though I
understood but dimly what it was he feared. The stars were shining brightly, and
once I fancied that I saw the strange star appear among them; but when I closed
my eyes for an instant and looked again, it was gone. Slow minute followed
minute, and the hand with which I clutched the ladder began to tremble. The
sight of that mysterious light had shaken me the night before, but not half so
deeply as its absence shook me now. At last the suspense grew unendurable.
"It must be long past midnight," I whispered.
"It is," agreed Godfrey gravely; "we may as well go down."
He paused an instant longer to stare out into the darkness, then descended
quickly. I followed, and found him waiting, a dark shadow. He put his hand on my
arm, and stood a moment, as though in indecision. For myself, I felt as though
an intolerable burden had been laid upon my shoulders.
"Well," I asked, at last, "what now?"
"We must see if Swain has returned," he answered. "If he has, all right. If
he hasn't, we'll have to go and look for him."
"What is it you fear, Godfrey?" I demanded. "Do you think Swain's in danger?"
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