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Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

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DANGER IN TtfE DARK. 259<br />

"I always keep <strong>the</strong> best article."<br />

"I'm afraid you take it too freely, Dr.-you look a<br />

little bloated."<br />

" I'm obliged to stimulate constantly, for I've so<br />

-much to perplex me, and I'm gett<strong>in</strong>g old and frail."<br />

" Long and faithfully have you served <strong>the</strong> Church;<br />

and now heaven is wait<strong>in</strong>g to receive you."<br />

" I suppose so; but for all, I'd a little ra<strong>the</strong>r stay<br />

<strong>in</strong> this world, Cous<strong>in</strong> Bed<strong>in</strong>i."<br />

" That's natural."<br />

"I hardly know why, but it has always seemed to<br />

me, that heaven must be ra<strong>the</strong>r a dry place."<br />

" So it has appeared to me; I'd like to have some<br />

assurance, <strong>the</strong>y kept someth<strong>in</strong>g to take up <strong>the</strong>re."<br />

"For fear of a drought <strong>in</strong> that country, I guess<br />

we'd better keep whett<strong>in</strong>g our whistles while we have<br />

a chance."<br />

"Well, Dr., you spoke of an upper room <strong>in</strong> this<br />

house of yours, which may be suitable for <strong>the</strong> Sanfedesti<br />

to meet <strong>in</strong>; it must be a very secure and secret<br />

place."<br />

"Let us go up and take a look at it."<br />

" Agreed."<br />

" But first we '11let on a little more steam, for that<br />

stairway is steep and long."<br />

" Be careful, however, that you do not take too much,<br />

you might fall and break your Deck."<br />

"My Deck is not one of <strong>the</strong> breaky sort-else it<br />

would have been cracked many a day ago."<br />

I' I suppose it was pretty well tried, when that crazy

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