1 At last we reached the wall of the churchyard, which we climbed over.
2 I got a ladder myself, and crossing the wall, dropped down on the other side.
3 In no place save from the windows in the castle walls is there an available exit.
4 It contains in all some twenty acres, quite surrounded by the solid stone wall above mentioned.
5 I shall not remain alone with them; I shall try to scale the castle wall farther than I have yet attempted.
6 It is surrounded by a high wall, of ancient structure, built of heavy stones, and has not been repaired for a large number of years.
7 As I got through the belt of trees I saw a white figure scale the high wall which separates our grounds from those of the deserted house.
8 So we locked the tomb and came away, and got over the wall of the churchyard, which was not much of a task, and drove back to Piccadilly.
9 Moreover, the walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements.
10 Of bell or knocker there was no sign; through these frowning walls and dark window openings it was not likely that my voice could penetrate.
11 I knew I must reach the body for the key, so I raised the lid, and laid it back against the wall; and then I saw something which filled my very soul with horror.
12 The great box was in the same place, close against the wall, but the lid was laid on it, not fastened down, but with the nails ready in their places to be hammered home.
13 It seems to me, that our first step should be to ascertain whether all the rest remain in the house beyond that wall where we look to-day; or whether any more have been removed.
14 There was no sign of any one; and as there were no corners, no doors, no aperture of any kind, but only the solid walls of the passage, there could be no hiding-place even for him.
15 The harbour lies below me, with, on the far side, one long granite wall stretching out into the sea, with a curve outwards at the end of it, in the middle of which is a lighthouse.
16 I saw the fingers and toes grasp the corners of the stones, worn clear of the mortar by the stress of years, and by thus using every projection and inequality move downwards with considerable speed, just as a lizard moves along a wall.
17 But my very feelings changed to repulsion and terror when I saw the whole man slowly emerge from the window and begin to crawl down the castle wall over that dreadful abyss, face down with his cloak spreading out around him like great wings.
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