The Last Tenant

after my wife; and then, in a more

word

phantom o

om of the girl. Frigh

saw

swear it was no tr

ened, as your wi

ar that that was no tri

bright prospect of the flowers in my garden; there was a space of some three feet be

," I said. "Look down he

I am lo

do you

thi

tely no

except t

be a man possessed of a fa

tain

give way to fad

tain

for the prosaic than the

ay that, wi

e, and though I hope I have a proper sympathy for my fellow-creatures, I am not given to extravagant sentiment.

do understa

little disturbed lately by my wife's wish to move, but the few restless nights I have passed from this reason are quit

d, who would dis

ain it away on the ground of sympathy between us. But the opening of the door could be no delusion; it was tight shut, and the key was incontestibly turned in the lock; and yet it opened to admit the specter. The doctor would smile at this, and ask incredulously, 'Is it necessa

Bob, regarding

rl, vanished; the othe

me what are you

me from the house, which glided along the streets at my side, which entered my own house with me, and which now lies

have a little time to consider. What kind of

read the

ion goo

the last ten years I have n

is in yo

t you are taking a me

t to think it out for myself.

its yellow eyes

uch

d and passed it over and

reply by

no

et it

ins motionless, in a state of e

uite under

; it would frighten her out of her life, and in the kindness of her heart she would try to make me disbelieve the evidence of my own senses. Therefore not a word about this to her. I hear h

th me. It is now half-past seven, and if you will be so good as n

ob Millet, in a tone

agedies to-day, and I don't intend they shall get the best of me. We will go to the Criterion, wher

en I sit in the pit I shall consider myself one of t

aria insisted upon paying all the expenses out of her private purs

enjoyment. I may say that the circumstance of the skeleton cat not accompanying us was the mainspring of my enjoyment. Could it have bee

accompan

ed back, "I see

ter, and were ready to depart

end an hour with me t

do him good. It does not do, Mr. Mill

shook hands, and wished