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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. 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
 know Argentine was a friend of mine. If I remember rightly, we were speaking of him that day you came to my rooms.” “Yes; it was in connection with that house in Ashley Street, Mrs. Beaumont’s house. You said something about Argentine’s dining there.” “Quite so. Of course you know it was there Argentine dined the night before—before his death.” “No, I had not heard that.” “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.  IT ANSWERED AUSTIN GRAVELY YOU KNOW ARGENTINE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY WE WERE SPEAKING OF HIM THE DAY YOU CAME TO MY ROOMS YES IT WAS IN CONNECTION WITH THAT HOUSE IN ASHLEY STREET MISSUS BEAUMONT'S HOUSE YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT ARGENTINE'S DINING THERE QUITE SO OF COURSE YOU KNOW IT WAS THERE ARGENTINE DINED THE NIGHT BEFORE BEFORE HIS DEATH 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
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