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eother.ButIcould
seethattomountthestairscosthimconsiderableeffortandhepaused
frequentlytocoughandgethisbreathagain.Sowereachedalandingat
thetopandfoundourselvesinasmallchamberormagazinedirectly
overtheshop.Itwasquiteemptyexceptforafewbrokenchairsandap-
pearedtobeasmallloftformedbydividingwhathadoncebeenahigh
roomintotwostoreysofwhichtheshopformedthelower.Alongwin-
dowwhichhadnodoubtonceformedoneofseveralinthewallsofthis
largeroomwasnowdividedacrossitswidthbytheflooringandwith
itsupperpartservedtolighttheloftwhileitslowerpanesopenedinto
theshop.Theceilingwasinconsequenceofthesealterationscomparat-
ivelylowbutthoughmuchmutilatedretainedevidenttracesofhaving
beenatonetimerichlydecoratedwiththeraisedmouldingsand
pendantscommoninthesixteenthcentury.Atoneendoftheloftwasa
speciesofcovedandelaboratelycarveddadoofwhichtheformeruse
wasnotobvious;butthelargeoriginalroomhadwithoutdoubtbeendi-
videdinlengthasWellasinheightasthelath-and-plasterwallsat
either end of the loft had evidently been no part of the ancient structure.
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Mybrothersatdowninoneoftheoldchairsandseemedtobecollect-
inghisstrengthbeforespeaking.Myanxietywasmomentarilyincreas-
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Noindeed.
Had it a tail
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