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Inside was a second wrapping of tissue, and Villiers took it off and handed the small piece of paper to Clarke without a word. INSIDE WAS A SECOND WRAPPING OF TISSUE AND VILLIERS TOOK IT OFF AND HANDED THE SMALL PIECE OF PAPER TO CLARKE WITHOUT A WORD
think there is a mystery of some kind, but Herbert is dead; where then do you propose to look?” “I propose to look for the woman; the woman whom he married. _She_ is the mystery.” The two men sat silent by the fireside; Clarke secretly congratulating himself on having successfully kept up the character of advocate of the commonplace, and Villiers wrapped in his gloomy fancies. “I think I will have a cigarette,” he said at last, and put his hand in his pocket to feel for the cigarette-case. “Ah!” he said, starting slightly, “I forgot I had something to show you. You remember my saying that I had found a rather curious sketch amongst the pile of old newspapers at the house in Paul Street? Here it is.” Villiers drew out a small thin parcel from his pocket. It was covered with brown paper, and secured with string, and the knots were troublesome. In spite of himself Clarke felt inquisitive; he bent forward on his chair as Villiers painfully undid the string, and unfolded the outer covering. AID OR DONE IN THE MATTER YOU EVIDENTLY THINK THERE IS A MYSTERY OF SOME KIND BUT HERBERT IS DEAD WHERE THEN DO YOU PROPOSE TO LOOK I PROPOSE TO LOOK FOR THE WOMAN THE WOMAN WHOM HE MARRIED SHE IS THE MYSTERY THE TWO MEN SAT SILENT BY THE FIRESIDE CLARKE SECRETLY CONGRATULATING HIMSELF ON HAVING SUCCESSFULLY KEPT UP THE CHARACTER OF ADVOCATE OF COMMONPLACE AND VILLIERS WRAPPED IN HIS GLOOMY FANCIES I THINK I WILL HAVE A CIGARETTE HE SAID AT LAST AND PUT HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET TO FEEL FOR THE CIGARETTE CASE AH HE SAID STARTING SLIGHTLY I FORGOT I HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU YOU REMEMBER MY SAYING THAT I HAD FOUND A RATHER CURIOUS SKETCH AMONGST THE PILE OF OLD NEWSPAPERS AT THE HOUSE IN PAUL STREET HERE IT IS VILLIERS DREW OUT A SMALL THIN PARCEL FROM HIS POCKET IT WAS COVERED WITH BROWN PAPER AND SECURED WITH STRING AND THE KNOTS WERE TROUBLESOME IN SPITE OF HIMSELF CLARKE FELT INQUISITIVE HE BENT FORWARD ON HIS CHAIR AS VILLIERS PAINFULLY UNDID THE STRING AND UNFOLDED THE OUTER COVERING
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