human
There is neither spirit nor flesh in the house at present, she said,
gpt
she continued,
human
I have brought the brace of pistols from my uncle's study. You may examine them at your leisure.
gpt
Why would you rather sit up longer?
human
Because I have a strange, excited feeling in my heart.
gpt
So have I.
human
Is this state of sleeplessness and restlessness caused by something electrical in the air, I wonder?
gpt
No; the sky is clear, the stars numberless. It is a fine night.
human
But very still. I hear the water fret over its stony bed in Hollow's Copse as distinctly as if it ran below the churchyard wall.
gpt
I am glad it is so still a night. A moaning wind or rushing rain would vex me to fever just now.
human
Why, Shirley?
gpt
Because it would baffle my efforts to listen.
human
Do you listen towards the Hollow?
gpt
Yes; it is the only quarter whence we can hear a sound just now.
human
The only one, Shirley.