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... a clear sense of panic.
It was like when he was playing games at home in secret, suddenly hearing the sound of his parents unlocking the door. He was in such a flurry that he nearly fell off his chair as it was too high—almost tumbling down.
Clearly, David had subconsciously treated "Miss Aleister’s" words as a secret that nobody else should know.
Not until he turned around and saw that the person entering was indeed Ligeia did his anxious expression begin to settle.
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