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Then in an instant the climax came, and this is what she saw.  *
* * * *  The commotion of the curtains ceased suddenly, and they
hung in straight folds from roof to floor of the little
cabinet.  Then they gently parted—­she saw the long fingers that
laid hold of them—­and the form of a person came out, descended
the single step, and stood on the floor before her eyes, in the
plain candlelight, not four steps away.  It was the figure of a
young girl, perfectly formed in all its parts, swathed in some
light stuff resembling muslin that fell almost to the feet and
shrouded the upper part of the head.  Her hands were clasped
across her breast, her bare feet were visible against the dark
floor, and her features were unmistakably clear.  There was a
certain beauty in the face—­in the young lips, the open eyes,
and the dark lines of the brows over them; and the complexion
was waxen, clear as of a blonde.  But, as the observer had
noticed before on the thr