法官的房子 The Judges House (第6/6頁)
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“Caital，”saidthedoctor.“Nowtellusallthatyounoticedintheoldhouse，”andsoMalcolmsonthenandtheretoldinminutedetailallthathadhaenedinthelasttwonights.HewasinterrutedeverynowandthenbysomeexclamationfromMrs.Witham,tillfnallywhenhetoldoftheeisodeoftheBiblethelandladysent-uemotionsfoundventinashriek；anditwasnottillastiffglassofbrandyandwaterhadbeenadministeredthatshegrewcomosedagain.Dr.Thornhilllistenedwithafaceofgrowinggravity,andwhenthenarrativewascomleteandMrs.Withamhadbeenrestoredheasked：“Theratalwayswentutheroeofthealarmbell?”
“Always.”
“Isuoseyouknow，”saidthedoctorafteraause，“whattheroeis?”
“No！”
“Itis，”saidthedoctorslowly，“theveryroewhichthehangmanusedforallthevictimsoftheJudgesjudicialrancour！”HerehewasinterrutedbyanotherscreamfromMrs.Witham,andsteshadtobetakenforherrecovery.Malcolmsonhavinglookedathiswatch,andfoundthatitwasclosetohisdinnerhour,hadgonehomebeforehercomleterecovery.
WhenMrs.Withamwasherselfagainshealmostassailedthedoctorwithangryquestionsastowhathemeantbyuttingsuchhorribleideasintotheooryoungmansmind.“Hehasquiteenoughtherealreadytousethim，”sheadded.Dr.Thornhillrelied：
“Mydearmadam,Ihadadistincturoseinit！Iwantedtodrawhisattentiontothebellroe,andtofxitthere.Itmaybethatheisinahighlyoverwroughtstate,andhasbeenstudyingtoomuch,althoughIamboundtosaythatheseemsassoundandhealthyayoungman,mentallyandbodily,aseverIsaw-butthentherats-andthatsuggestionofthedevil.”Thedoctorshookhisheadandwenton.“IwouldhaveofferedtogoandstaythefrstnightwithhimbutIfeltsureitwouldhavebeenacauseofoffence.Hemaygetinthenightsomestrangefrightorhallucination；andifhedoesIwanthimtoullthatroe.Allaloneasheisitwillgiveuswarning,andwemayreachhimintimetobeofservice.Ishallbesittingurettylatetonightandshallkeemyearsoen.DonotbealarmedifBenchurchgetsasurrisebeforemorning.”
