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Mary never recovered her reason. She lay, as you saw her, all the while upon her bed, and a few days after the child was born she died. I fancy that just at the last she knew me; I was standing by the bed, and the old look came into her eyes for a second, and then she shuddered and groaned and died. MARY NEVER RECOVERED HER REASON SHE LAY AS YOU SAW HER ALL THE WHILE UPON HER BED AND A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CHILD WAS BORN SHE DIED I FANCY THAT JUST AT THE LAST SHE KNEW ME I WAS STANDING BY THE BED AND THE OLD LOOK CAME INTO HER EYES FOR A SECOND AND THEN SHE SHUDDERED AND GROANED AND DIED
a_SVIDITSVBVMB_ra_ “To the great god Nodens (the god of the Great Deep or Abyss) Flavius Senilis has erected this pillar on account of the marriage which he saw beneath the shade.” The custodian of the museum informed me that local antiquaries were much puzzled, not by the inscription, or by any difficulty in translating it, but as to the circumstance or rite to which allusion is made. ...And now, my dear Clarke, as to what you tell me about Helen Vaughan, whom you say you saw die under circumstances of the utmost and almost incredible horror. I was interested in your account, but a good deal, nay all, of what you told me I knew already. I can understand the strange likeness you remarked in both the portrait and in the actual face; you have seen Helen’s mother. You remember that still summer night so many years ago, when I talked to you of the world beyond the shadows, and of the god Pan. You remember Mary. She was the mother of Helen Vaughan, who was born nine months after that night. ISPASSUIT PROPTO NUPSIUS QUA SUITID SUB UMBRA TO THE GREAT GOD NODENS THE GOD OF THE GREAT DEEP OR ABYSS FLAVIUS SENILIS HAS ERECTED THIS PILLAR ON ACCOUNT OF THE MARRIAGE WHICH HE SAW BENEATH THE SHADE THE CUSTODIAN OF THE MUSEUM INFORMED ME THAT LOCAL ANTIQUARIES WERE MUCH PUZZLED NOT BY THE INSCRIPTION OR BY ANY DIFFICULTY IN TRANSLATING IT BUT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCE OR RIGHT TO WHICH ALLUSION IS MADE AND NOW MY DEAR CLARKE AS TO WHAT YOU TELL ME ABOUT HELEN VAUGHAN WHOM YOU SAY YOU SAW DIE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE UTMOST AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE HORROR I WAS INTERESTED IN YOUR ACCOUNT BUT A GOOD DEAL NAY ALL OF WHAT YOU TOLD ME I KNEW ALREADY I CAN UNDERSTAND THE STRANGE LIKENESS YOU REMARKED IN BOTH THE PORTRAIT AND IN THE ACTUAL FACE YOU HAVE SEEN HELEN'S MOTHER YOU REMEMBER THAT STILL SUMMER NIGHT SO MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I TALKED TO YOU OF THE WORLD BEYOND THE SHADOWS AND OF THE GOD PAN YOU REMEMBER MARY SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF HELEN VAUGHAN WHO WAS BORN NINE MONTHS AFTER THAT NIGHT
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