42 " John "

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((((Elenore was passing out ))))))

"Elenore!" I shouted, but her eyes only seemed to glow brighter, and brighter.

blinding me."Elenore!" Still no response; she muttered something I couldn't hear. Then the door swung open, and Tom and Jennie rushed in.

"My Lord, what is—?" Tom halted, staring at the radiant light. "What is this?" Jennie asked, bewildered.

"Elenore! Calm down!" I pleaded. She slowly closed her eyes and drifted away.

"What just happened?" Tom asked, his voice tense.

"Call the doctor now!" I yelled, panic rising in my chest.

"What did you say to her?" Jennie pressed.

"Nothing, just nothing," I replied, though I couldn't shake the feeling that her shining eyes were a sign of something far more troubling.