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Why, I thought I saw Peters; I dashed after him to say a word about the stable drains, but he had disappeared before I could get down." "Disappeared? Why, he seemed to be walking so slowly when we saw him." WHY I THOUGHT I SAW PETER AS I DASHED AFTER HIM TO SAY A WORD ABOUT THE STABLE DRAINS BUT HE HAD DISAPPEARED BEFORE I COULD GET DOWN DISAPPEARED BUT HE SEEMED TO BE WALKING SO SLOWLY WHEN WE SAW HIM
he paused again for a less definite reason, leaning over the oak banister to strain her eyes through the silence of the brown, sun-flecked depths below. She lingered there till, somewhere in those depths, she heard the closing of a door; then, mechanically impelled, she went down the shallow flights of steps till she reached the lower hall. The front door stood open on the mild sunlight of the court, and hall and court were empty. The library door was open, too, and after listening in vain for any sound of voices within, she quickly crossed the threshold, and found her husband alone, vaguely fingering the papers on his desk. He looked up, as if surprised at her precipitate entrance, but the shadow of anxiety had passed from his face, leaving it even, as she fancied, a little brighter and clearer than usual. "What was it? Who was it?" she asked. "Who?" he repeated, with the surprise still all on his side. "The man we saw coming toward the house." He seemed honestly to reflect. "The man? EN LEANING TO FOLLOW HIM FIRST MORE CAUTIOUSLY AND WHEN SHE HAD REACHED THE LANDING SHE PAUSED AGAIN FOR A LESS DEFINITE REASON LEANING OVER THE BANISTER TO STRAIN HER EYES THROUGH THE SILENCE OF THE BROWN SUNFLEXED DEPTHS SHE LINGERED THERE TILL SOMEWHERE IN THOSE DEPTHS SHE HEARD THE CLOSING OF A DOOR THEN MECHANICALLY IMPELLED SHE WENT DOWN THE SHALLOW FLIGHTS OF STEPS TILL SHE REACHED THE LOWER HALL THE FRONT DOOR STOOD OPEN ON THE SUNLIGHT OF THE COURT AND HALL AND COURT WERE EMPTY THE LIBRARY DOOR WAS OPEN TOO AND AFTER LISTENING IN VAIN FOR ANY SOUND OF VOICES WITHIN SHE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND FOUND HER HUSBAND ALONE VAGUELY FINGERING THE PAPERS ON HIS DESK HE LOOKED UP AS IF SURPRISED AT HER ENTRANCE BUT THE SHADOW OF ANXIETY HAD PASSED FROM HIS FACE LEAVING IT EVEN AS SHE FANCIED A LITTLE BRIGHTER AND CLEARER THAN USUAL WHAT WAS IT WHO WAS IT SHE ASKED WHO HE REPEATED WITH THE SURPRISE STILL ALL ON HIS SIDE THE MAN WE SAW COMING TOWARD THE HOUSE HE SEEMED TO REFLECT THE MAN
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