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Austin relapsed into gloomy silence. Villiers sat silent, also, watching his friend. The expression of indecision still fleeted across his face; he seemed as if weighing his thoughts in the balance, and the considerations he was resolving left him still silent. AUSTIN RELAPSED INTO GLOOMY SILENCE VILLIERS SAT SILENT ALSO WATCHING HIS FRIEND THE EXPRESSION OF INDECISION STILL FLEETED ACROSS HIS FACE HE SEEMED AS IF WEIGHING HIS THOUGHTS IN THE BALANCE AND THE CONSIDERATIONS HE WAS RESOLVING LEFT HIM STILL SILENT
“Oh, yes; the name was kept out of the papers to spare Mrs. Beaumont. Argentine was a great favourite of hers, and it is said she was in a terrible state for sometime after.” A curious look came over Villiers’ face; he seemed undecided whether to speak or not. Austin began again. “I never experienced such a feeling of horror as when I read the account of Argentine’s death. I didn’t understand it at the time, and I don’t now. I knew him well, and it completely passes my understanding for what possible cause he—or any of the others for the matter of that—could have resolved in cold blood to die in such an awful manner. You know how men babble away each other’s characters in London, you may be sure any buried scandal or hidden skeleton would have been brought to light in such a case as this; but nothing of the sort has taken place. As for the theory of mania, that is very well, of course, for the coroner’s jury, but everybody knows that it’s all nonsense. Suicidal mania is not small-pox.” H NO I HAD NOT HEARD THAT OH YES THE NAME WAS KEPT OUT OF THE PAPERS TO SPARE MISSUS BEAUMONT ARGENTINE WAS A GREAT FAVOURITE OF HERS AND IT IS SAID SHE WAS IN A TERRIBLE STATE FOR SOME TIME AFTER A CURIOUS LOOK CAME OVER VILLIERS FACE HE SEEMED UNDECIDED WHETHER TO SPEAK OR NOT AUSTIN BEGAN AGAIN I NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A FEELING OF HORROR AS WHEN I READ THE ACCOUNT OF ARGENTINE'S DEATH I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT AT THE TIME AND I DON'T NOW I KNEW HIM WELL AND IT COMPLETELY PASSES MY UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT POSSIBLE CAUSE HE OR ANY OF THE OTHERS FOR THE MATTER OF THAT COULD HAVE RESOLVED IN COLD BLOOD TO DIE IN SUCH AN AWFUL MANNER YOU KNOW HOW MEN BABBLE AWAY EACH OTHER'S CHARACTERS IN LONDON YOU MAY BE SURE ANY BURIED SCANDAL OR HIDDEN SKELETON WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN SUCH A CASE AS THIS BUT NOTHING OF THE SORT HAS TAKEN PLACE AS FOR THE THEORY OF MANIA THAT IS VERY WELL OF COURSE OF THE CORONER'S JURY BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT'S ALL NONSENSE SUICIDAL MANIA IS NOT SMALLPOX
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