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"Not since he went out with    the gentleman?" "Not since he went out with the gentleman." NOT SINCE HE WENT OUT WITH THE GENTLEMAN NOT SINCE HE WENT OUT WITH THE GENTLEMAN
ne in to call him to luncheon. Then of a sudden she was seized by a vague dread of the unknown. She had closed the door behind her on entering, and as she stood alone in the long, silent, shadowy room, her dread seemed to take shape and sound, to be there audibly breathing and lurking among the shadows. Her short-sighted eyes strained through them, half discerning an actual presence, something aloof, that watched and knew; and in the recoil from that intangible propinquity she threw herself suddenly on the bell-rope and gave it a desperate pull. The long, quavering summons brought Trimmle in precipitately with a lamp, and Mary breathed again at this sobering reappearance of the usual. "You may bring tea if Mr. Boyne is in," she said, to justify her ring. "Very well, Madam. But Mr. Boyne is not in," said Trimmle, putting down the lamp. "Not in? You mean he's come back and gone out again?" "No, Madam. He's never been back." The dread stirred again, and Mary knew that now it had her fast. E PAPERS ON HER HUSBAND'S DESK LAY PRECISELY AS THEY HAD LAIN WHEN SHE HAD GONE IN TO CALL HIM TO LUNCHEON THEN OF A SUDDEN SHE WAS SEIZED BY A VAGUE DREAD OF THE UNKNOWN SHE HAD CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HER ON ENTERING AND AS SHE STOOD ALONE IN THE LONG SILENT ROOM HER DREAD SEEMED TO TAKE SHAPE AND SOUND TO BE THERE BREATHING AND LURKING AMONG THE SHADOWS HER SHORT SIGHTED EYES STRAINED THROUGH THEM HALF DISCERNING IN ACTUAL PRESENCE SOMETHING ALOOF THAT WATCHED AND KNEW AND IN THE RECOIL FROM THAT INTANGIBLE PRESENCE SHE THREW HERSELF ON THE BELL ROPE AND GAVE IT A SHARP PULL THE SHARP SUMMONS BROUGHT TRIMMLE IMPRECIPITATELY WITH A LAMP AND MARY BREATHED AGAIN AT THIS SOBERING REAPPEARANCE OF THE USUAL YOU MAY BRING TEA IF MISTER BOYNE IS IN SHE SAID TO JUSTIFY HER RING VERY WELL MADAM BUT MISTER BOYNE IS NOT IN SAID TRIMMLE PUTTING DOWN THE LAMP NOT IN YOU MEAN HE'S COME BACK AND GONE OUT AGAIN NO MUM HE'S NEVER BEEN BACK THE DREAD STIRRED AGAIN AND MARY KNEW THAT NOW IT HAD HER FAST
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