But he did not sleep, and by-and-by there came a slight single knock at the door, which he instantly answered. But he did not answer it in the usual way by bidding the comer to come in. "Who's there?" he said. Then the comer attempted to enter, turning the handle of the door. But the door had been locked, and the key was on Vavasor's side. "Who's there?" he asked again, speaking out loudly, but in an angry voice. "It is I," said a woman's voice. "D----ation!" 
But he did not sleep, and by-and-by there came a slight knock at the door.
"Who's there?" he said. Then the door handle turned. But the door had been locked. "Who's there?" he asked again, in a loud, angry voice.
"It is I," said a woman's voice.
"D--ation!" 