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'No,' Holmes answered, in his gentlest voice. 'I will not cause you any unnecessary trouble, Lady Brackenstall, and my whole desire is to make things easy for you, for I am convinced that you are a much tried woman. NO HOLMES ANSWERED IN HIS GENTLEST VOICE I WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY UNNECESSARY TROUBLE LADY BRACKENSTAL AND MY WHOLE DESIRE IS TO MAKE THINGS EASY FOR YOU FOR I AM CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE A MUCH TRIED WOMAN
s dead! But a devil he was, if ever one walked the earth. He was all honey when first we met him--only eighteen months ago, and we both feel as if it were eighteen years. She had only just arrived in London. Yes, it was her first voyage--she had never been from home before. He won her with his title and his money and his false London ways. If she made a mistake she has paid for it, if ever a woman did. What month did we meet him? Well, I tell you it was just after we arrived. We arrived in June, and it was July. They were married in January of last year. Yes, she is down in the morning-room again, and I have no doubt she will see you, but you must not ask too much of her, for she has gone through all that flesh and blood will stand.' Lady Brackenstall was reclining on the same couch, but looked brighter than before. The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow. 'I hope,' said the lady, 'that you have not come to cross-examine me again? AK OF HIM SO BUT NOW THAT HE IS DEAD BUT A DEVIL HE WAS AND IF EVER ONE WALKS THE EARTH HE WAS ALL HONEY WHEN FIRST WE MET HIM ONLY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO AND WE BOTH FEEL AS IF IT WERE EIGHTEEN YEARS SHE HAD ONLY JUST ARRIVED IN LONDON YES IT WAS HER FIRST VOYAGE SHE'D NEVER BEEN FROM HOME BEFORE HE WON HER WITH HIS TITLE AND HIS MONEY AND HIS FALSE LONDON WAYS IF SHE MADE A MISTAKE SHE HAS PAID FOR IT IF EVER A WOMAN DID WHAT MONTH DID WE MEET HIM WELL I TELL YOU IT WAS JUST AFTER WE ARRIVED WE ARRIVED IN JUNE AND IT WAS JULY THEY WERE MARRIED IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR YET SHE IS DONE IN A MORNING ROOM AGAIN AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHE WILL SEE YOU BUT YOU MUST NOT ASK TOO MUCH OF HER FOR SHE HAS GONE THROUGH ALL THAT FLESH AND BLOOD WILL STAND LADY BRACKENSTALL WAS RECLINING ON THE SAME COUCH BUT LOOKED BRIGHTER THAN BEFORE THE MAID HAD ENTERED WITH US AND BEGAN ONCE MORE TO FERMENT THE BRUISE UPON HER MISTRESS'S BROW I HOPE SAID THE LADY THAT YOU HAVE NOT COME TO CROSS EXAMINE ME AGAIN
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