felt that none of them concealed him. He was there or was not there: not there if I didnt see him. I got
hold of this; then, instinctively, instead of returning as I had come, went to the window. It was confusedly
present to me that I ought to place myself where he had stood. I did so; I applied my face to the pane
and looked, as he had looked, into the room. As if, at this moment, to show me exactly what his range
had been, Mrs. Grose, as I had done for himself just before, came in from the hall. With this I had the
full image of a repetition of what had already occurred. She saw me as I had seen my own visitant; she
pulled up short as I had done; I gave her something of the shock that I had received. She turned white,
and this made me ask myself if I had blanched as much. She stared, in short, and retreated on just my
lines, and I knew she had then passed out and come round to me and that I should presently meet her.
I remained where I was, and while I waited I thought of more things than one. But theres only one I
take space to mention. I wondered why she should be scared.