At length I fell asleep, and woke to find the sun of Mars shining
pleasantly upon my bed. I recalled at once the experience of the night and
confirmed my memory by finding on the desk the paper I had written, and
still there was enough suspicion in my mind of the reality of the whole
thing to make me anxious to know if the doctor had heard what had so
impressed me. But on going to find him I discovered that he had left his
room, and so it happened that we did not meet till the family came
together in the morning reception room, in preparation for breakfast. Here
Proctor presented us to his wife, Fronda, and his daughters, two stately
girls, whom he did not name. Thorwald and Zenith kindly helped the doctor
and me to answer the many questions which these new friends were so eager
to ask, so that, as breakfast proceeded, all became engaged in the
conversation. My own mind, however, was somewhat preoccupied. I thought
perhaps Thorwald might be in haste to depart for home, and I was
determined not to let the company separate till I had made an attempt to
discover who my midnight singer was.
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