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The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart;Avery Hopwood
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shut my eyes out that lamp would go. There ain't a surer token
of death! The Bible says, 'Let your light shine'--and when a
hand you can't see puts your lights out--good night!"

She ended in a hushed whisper and even Billy looked a trifle
uncomfortable after her climax.

"Well, now that you've cheered us up," began Miss Cornelia
undauntedly, but a long, ominous roll of thunder that rattled the
panes in the French windows drowned out the end of her sentence.
Nevertheless she welcomed the thunder as a diversion. At least
its menace was a physical one--to be guarded against by physical
means.

She rose and went over to the French windows. That flimsy bolt!
She parted the curtains and looked out--a flicker of lightning
stabbed the night--the storm must be almost upon them.

"Bring some candles, Billy," she said. "The lights may be going
out any moment--and Billy," as he started to leave, "there's a
gentleman arriving on the last train. After he comes you may go
to bed. I'll wait up for Miss Dale--oh, and Billy," arresting
him at the door, "see that all the outer doors on this floor are
locked and bring the keys here."

Billy nodded and departed. Miss Cornelia took a long breath. Now
that the moment for waiting had passed--the moment for action come
--she felt suddenly indomitable, prepared to face a dozen Bats!

Her feelings were not shared by her maid. "I know what all this
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