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I am writing this letter to you immediately on my getting back to town. I have been in the country for the last few days; perhaps you may be able to guess in which part. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO YOU IMMEDIATELY ON MY GETTING BACK TO TOWN I HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS PERHAPS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GUESS IN WHICH PART
 tell it to none but you. Villiers, who was with me at the last, knows nothing of that awful secret of the wood, of how what we both saw die, lay upon the smooth, sweet turf amidst the summer flowers, half in sun and half in shadow, and holding the girl Rachel’s hand, called and summoned those companions, and shaped in solid form, upon the earth we tread upon, the horror which we can but hint at, which we can only name under a figure. I would not tell Villiers of this, nor of that resemblance, which struck me as with a blow upon my heart, when I saw the portrait, which filled the cup of terror at the end. What this can mean I dare not guess. I know that what I saw perish was not Mary, and yet in the last agony Mary’s eyes looked into mine. Whether there can be any one who can show the last link in this chain of awful mystery, I do not know, but if there be any one who can do this, you, Raymond, are the man. And if you know the secret, it rests with you to tell it or not, as you please. E TO BEAR ALONE AND YET I COULD TELL IT TO NONE BUT YOU VILLIERS WHO WAS WITH ME AT THE LAST KNOWS NOTHING OF THAT AWFUL SECRET OF THE WOOD OF HOW WHAT WE BOTH SAW DIE LAY UPON THE SMOOTH SWEET TURF AMIDST THE SUMMER FLOWERS HALF IN SUN AND HALF IN SHADOW AND HOLDING THE GIRL RACHEL'S HAND CALLED AND SUMMONED THOSE COMPANIONS AND SHAPED IN SOLID FORM UPON THE EARTH WE TREAD UPON THE HORROR WHICH WE CAN BUT HINT AT WHICH WE CAN ONLY NAME UNDER A FIGURE I WOULD NOT TELL VILLIERS OF THIS NOR OF THAT RESEMBLANCE WHICH STRUCK ME AS WITH A BLOW UPON MY HEART WHEN I SAW THE PORTRAIT WHICH FILLED THE CUP OF TERROR AT THE END WHAT THIS CAN MEAN I DARE NOT GUESS I KNOW THAT WHAT I SAW PERISH WAS NOT MARY AND YET IN THE LAST AGONY MARY'S EYES LOOKED INTO MINE WHETHER THERE CAN BE ANY ONE WHO CAN SHOW THE LAST LINK IN THIS CHAIN OF AWFUL MYSTERY I DO NOT KNOW BUT IF THERE BE ANY ONE WHO CAN DO THIS YOU RAYMOND ARE THE MAN AND IF YOU KNOW THE SECRET IT RESTS WITH YOU TO TELL IT OR NOT AS YOU PLEASE
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