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"Yes, Villiers," Clarke muttered, "it is a strange story indeed; a strange story indeed. You must give me time to think it over; I may be able to help you or I may not. YES VILLIERS CLARKE MUTTERED IT IS A STRANGE STORY INDEED A STRANGE STORY INDEED YOU MUST GIVE ME TIME TO THINK IT OVER I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OR I MAY NOT
is the matter? You are as white as death.” Villiers had started wildly from his chair, as Clarke fell back with a groan, and let the paper drop from his hands. “I don’t feel very well, Villiers, I am subject to these attacks. Pour me out a little wine; thanks, that will do. I shall feel better in a few minutes.” Villiers picked up the fallen sketch and turned it over as Clarke had done. “You saw that?” he said. “That’s how I identified it as being a portrait of Herbert’s wife, or I should say his widow. How do you feel now?” “Better, thanks, it was only a passing faintness. I don’t think I quite catch your meaning. What did you say enabled you to identify the picture?” “This word—‘Helen’—was written on the back. Didn’t I tell you her name was Helen? Yes; Helen Vaughan.” Clarke groaned; there could be no shadow of doubt. “Now, don’t you agree with me,” said Villiers, “that in the story I have told you to-night, and in the part this woman plays in it, there are some very strange points?” ND AND GLANCED AT THE BACK GOOD GOD CLARKE WHAT IS THE MATTER YOU ARE AS WHITE AS DEATH VILLIERS HAD STARTED WILDLY FROM HIS CHAIR AS CLARKE FELL BACK WITH A GROAN AND LET THE PAPER DROP FROM HIS HANDS I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL VILLIERS I'M SUBJECT TO THESE ATTACKS POUR ME OUT A LITTLE WINE THANKS THAT WILL DO I SHALL FEEL BETTER IN A FEW MINUTES VILLIERS PICKED UP THE FALLEN SKETCH AND TURNED IT OVER AS CLARKE HAD DONE YOU SAW THAT HE SAID THAT'S HOW I IDENTIFIED IT AS BEING A PORTRAIT OF HERBERT'S WIFE OR I SHOULD SAY HIS WIDOW HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW BETTER THANKS IT WAS ONLY A PASSING FAINTNESS I DON'T THINK I QUITE CATCH YOUR MEANING WHAT DID YOU SAY ENABLED YOU TO IDENTIFY THE PICTURE WELL THIS WORD HELEN WAS WRITTEN ON THE BACK DIDN'T I TELL YOU HER NAME WAS HELEN YES HELEN VAUGHAN CLARKE GROANED THERE COULD BE NO SHADOW OF DOUBT NOW DON'T YOU AGREE WITH ME SAID VILLIERS THAT IN THE STORY I HAVE TOLD YOU TO NIGHT AND IN THE PART THIS WOMAN PLAYS IN IT THERE ARE SOME VERY STRANGE POINTS
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