Sosaying，shequittedtheroom，leavingmeverylittledisposedtosleep。
Herewasfoodformyveryworstandmostterriblesuspicions；stilltherewasnotenoughtoremovealldoubt。Ihadnoproofofthetruthofthiswoman’sstatement。
Takenbyitself，therewasnothingtoinducemetoattachweighttoit；butwhenIvieweditinconnectionwiththeextraordinarymysteryofsomeofLordGlen-
fallen’sproceedings，hisstrangeanxietytoexcludemefromcertainportionsofthemansion，doubtlesslestIshouldencounterthisperson——thestronginfluence，nay，commandwhichshepossessedoverhim，acircumstanceclearlyestablishedbytheveryfactofherresidingintheveryplacewhere，ofallothers，heshouldleasthavedesiredtofindher——herthusacting，andcontinuingtoactindirectcontradictiontohiswishes；
when，Isay，Iviewedherdisclosureinconnectionwithallthesecircumstances，Icouldnothelpfeelingthattherewasatleastafearfulverisimilitudeintheallegationswhichshehadmade。