I s to recover its activity; my ts, like rays of ligruggling till confused and imperfect; attimes I felt a return of ted, so to speak, beternate fits of mentalwandering and consciousness.

    Sometimes everyto me, like t inguiser, tle, even ttage perc of , and all is confused and indistinct.

    to tions of a o follos various impulses  troubling myself toseparate tly from one to ts succeeded closely upon oneanother.

    Noled state, see, underneats loud ticking, a female figureappears before me!

    At first sigo satisfy me t s a daug flasar, and ruggle. Sest and t sombre hered garland in her hand.

    After emplated s, I asked  brougo my attic. s of turned toward me, and she replied:

    quot;You see in me t drao its end; I come toreceive your t;

    I raised myself on my elboterresentment.

    quot;A t; cried I; quot;but first let me know w for?

    quot;ill young and vigorous: you aken from me eactle of my strengting an illness upon me; already, to you, my blood is less less agile ted ty in my bosom; ttles of oldage!

    quot;And, as if it  enougo  you ed, and no is o my outence, see to, and misery you ! quot;For t t me co taken care oft find my closetsempty, my bookcase ,stripped, all my poor treasures lost ty? s I cultivated, ttic is despoiled, silent and solitary! quot;As itis only for t fes t I urned to a consciousnessof  ;And ers, for  time of t pressing, can t me, ried to do so? Peruation by er of time--w brougunes upon me:

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