Book 1

, chap. xxviii.]

[Illustration: WHY SHE SHOULD THEN STOOP DOWN AND LOOK IN AT THE KEY-HOLE OF THE DOOR, AS IF AN EYE WOULD OPEN IT, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SAY. FROM THIS POSTURE SHE STARTED SUDDENLY, WITH A HALF SCREAM, FEELING SOMETHING ON HER SHOULDER. IT WAS THE TOUCH OF A HAND; OF A MAN'S HAND-- Book 1 , chap. xxix.]

[Illustration: THE STRANGER, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS FITFUL ILLUMINATION OF HIS VISAGE, LOOKED INTENTLY AND WONDERINGLY AT HIM--