XLI + 

They glide, like phantoms, into the wide hall; + 

Like phantoms to the iron porch they glide, + 

Where lay the Porter, in uneasy sprawl, + 

With a huge empty flagon by his side: + 

The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide, + 

But his sagacious eye an inmate owns: + 

By one, and one, the bolts full easy slide:⁠— + 

The chains lie silent on the footworn stones;⁠— + 

The key turns, and the door upon its hinges groans. + 