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You will think, no doubt, that I am in possession of some secret information, and to a certain extent that is the case. But I only know a little; I am like a traveller who has peered over an abyss, and has drawn back in terror. YOU WILL THINK NO DOUBT THAT I AM IN POSSESSION OF SOME SECRET INFORMATION AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THAT IS THE CASE BUT I ONLY KNOW A LITTLE I AM LIKE A TRAVELLER WHO HAS PEERED OVER AN ABYSS AND HAS DRAWN BACK IN TERROR
ner?” “He would not tell me; he would only say that she had destroyed him, body and soul. The man is dead now.” “And what has become of his wife?” “Ah, that’s what I should like to know, and I mean to find her sooner or later. I know a man named Clarke, a dry fellow, in fact a man of business, but shrewd enough. You understand my meaning; not shrewd in the mere business sense of the word, but a man who really knows something about men and life. Well, I laid the case before him, and he was evidently impressed. He said it needed consideration, and asked me to come again in the course of a week. A few days later I received this extraordinary letter.” Austin took the envelope, drew out the letter, and read it curiously. It ran as follows:— “MY DEAR VILLIERS,—I have thought over the matter on which you consulted me the other night, and my advice to you is this. Throw the portrait into the fire, blot out the story from your mind. Never give it another thought, Villiers, or you will be sorry. THIS HE HAD BEEN RUINED BY HIS WIFE IN WHAT MANNER HE WOULD NOT TELL ME HE WOULD ONLY SAY THAT SHE HAD DESTROYED HIM BODY AND SOUL THE MAN IS DEAD NOW WHAT HAS BECOME OF HIS WIFE AH THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND I MEAN TO FIND HER SOONER OR LATER I KNOW A MAN NAMED CLARKE A DRY FELLOW IN FACT A MAN OF BUSINESS BUT SHREWD ENOUGH YOU UNDERSTAND MY MEANING NOT SHREWD IN THE MERE BUSINESS SENSE OF THE WORD BUT A MAN WHO REALLY KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT MEN AND LIFE WELL I LAID THE CASE BEFORE HIM AND HE WAS EVIDENTLY IMPRESSED HE SAID IT NEEDED CONSIDERATION AND ASKED ME TO COME AGAIN IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVED THIS EXTRAORDINARY LETTER AUSTIN TOOK THE ENVELOPE DREW OUT THE LETTER AND READ IT CURIOUSLY IT RAN AS FOLLOWS MY DEAR VILLIERS I HAVE THOUGHT OVER THE MATTER ON WHICH YOU CONSULTED ME THE OTHER NIGHT AND MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THIS THROW THE PORTRAIT INTO THE FIRE BLOT OUT THE STORY FROM YOUR MIND NEVER GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT VILLIERS OR YOU WILL BE SORRY
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