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"What sort of things?" "Well, I hardly know how to tell you. Everyone who saw her at the police court said she was at once the most beautiful woman and the most repulsive they had ever set eyes on. I have spoken to a man who saw her, and I assure you he positively shuddered as he tried to describe the woman, but he couldn't tell why. WHAT SORT OF THINGS WELL I HARDLY KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU EVERY ONE WHO SAW HER AT THE POLICE COURT SAID SHE WAS AT ONCE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND THE MOST REPULSIVE THEY HAD EVER SET EYES ON I HAVE SPOKEN TO A MAN WHO SAW HER AND I ASSURE YOU HE POSITIVELY SHUDDERED AS HE TRIED TO DESCRIBE THE WOMAN BUT HE COULDN'T TELL WHY
ll what caused death. Blank died of fright, of sheer, awful terror; I never saw features so hideously contorted in the entire course of my practice, and I have seen the faces of a whole host of dead.’ The doctor was usually a cool customer enough, and a certain vehemence in his manner struck me, but I couldn’t get anything more out of him. I suppose the Treasury didn’t see their way to prosecuting the Herberts for frightening a man to death; at any rate, nothing was done, and the case dropped out of men’s minds. Do you happen to know anything of Herbert?” “Well,” replied Villiers, “he was an old college friend of mine.” “You don’t say so? Have you ever seen his wife?” “No, I haven’t. I have lost sight of Herbert for many years.” “It’s queer, isn’t it, parting with a man at the college gate or at Paddington, seeing nothing of him for years, and then finding him pop up his head in such an odd place. But I should like to have seen Mrs. Herbert; people said extraordinary things about her.” N ME HE REPLIED I KNOW PERFECTLY WELL WHAT CAUSED DEATH BLANK DIED OF FRIGHT OF SHEER AWFUL TERROR I NEVER SAW FEATURES SO HIDEOUSLY CONTORTED IN THE ENTIRE COURSE OF MY PRACTICE AND I HAVE SEEN THE FACES OF A WHOLE HOST OF DEAD THE DOCTOR WAS USUALLY A COOL CUSTOMER ENOUGH AND A CERTAIN VEHEMENCE IN HIS MANNER STRUCK ME BUT I COULDN'T GET ANYTHING MORE OUT OF HIM I SUPPOSE THE TREASURY DIDN'T SEE THEIR WAY TO PROSECUTING THE HERBERTS FOR FRIGHTENING A MAN TO DEATH AT ANY RATE NOTHING WAS DONE AND THE CASE DROPPED OUT OF MEN'S MINDS DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYTHING OF HERBERT WELL REPLIED VILLIERS HE WAS AN OLD COLLEGE FRIEND OF MINE YOU DON'T SAY SO HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HIS WIFE NO NO I HAVEN'T I HAVE LOST SIGHT OF HERBERT FOR MANY YEARS IT'S QUEER ISN'T IT PARTING WITH A MAN AT THE COLLEGE GATE OR AT PATTINGTON SEEING NOTHING OF HIM FOR YEARS AND THEN FINDING HIM POP OFF HIS HEAD IN SUCH AN ODD PLACE BUT I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN MISSUS HERBERT PEOPLE SAID EXTRAORDINARY THINGS ABOUT HER
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