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The man went out into the bitter night, and Villiers returned to his fireside. There was something about Herbert which shocked him inexpressibly; not his poor rags nor the marks which poverty had set upon his face, but rather an indefinite terror which hung about him like a mist. THE MAN WENT OUT INTO THE BITTER NIGHT AND VILLIERS RETURNED TO HIS FIRESIDE THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT HERBERT WHICH SHOCKED HIM INEXPRESSIBLY NOT HIS POOR RAGS NOR THE MARKS WHICH POVERTY HAD SET UPON HIS FACE BUT RATHER AN INDEFINITE TERROR WHICH HUNG ABOUT HIM LIKE A MIST
ink, Villiers, that I have exaggerated and talked for effect; but I have not told you half. I could tell you certain things which would convince you, but you would never know a happy day again. You would pass the rest of your life, as I pass mine, a haunted man, a man who has seen hell.” Villiers took the unfortunate man to his rooms, and gave him a meal. Herbert could eat little, and scarcely touched the glass of wine set before him. He sat moody and silent by the fire, and seemed relieved when Villiers sent him away with a small present of money. “By the way, Herbert,” said Villiers, as they parted at the door, “what was your wife’s name? You said Helen, I think? Helen what?” “The name she passed under when I met her was Helen Vaughan, but what her real name was I can’t say. I don’t think she had a name. No, no, not in that sense. Only human beings have names, Villiers; I can’t say anymore. Good-bye; yes, I will not fail to call if I see any way in which you can help me. Good-night.” INTEREST SORDID MISERY THAT IS ALL YOU MAY THINK VILLIERS THAT I HAVE EXAGGERATED AND TALKED FOR EFFECT BUT I HAVE NOT TOLD YOU HALF I COULD TELL YOU CERTAIN THINGS WHICH WOULD CONVINCE YOU BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW A HAPPY DAY AGAIN YOU WOULD PASS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AS I PASS MINE A HAUNTED MAN A MAN WHO HAS SEEN HELL VILLIERS TOOK THE UNFORTUNATE MAN TO HIS ROOMS AND GAVE HIM A MEAL HERBERT COULD EAT LITTLE AND SCARCELY TOUCHED THE GLASS OF WINE SET BEFORE HIM HE SAT MOODY AND SILENT BY THE FIRE AND SEEMED RELIEVED WHEN VILLIERS SENT HIM AWAY WITH A SMALL PRESENT OF MONEY BY THE WAY HERBERT SAID VILLIERS AS THEY PARTED AT THE DOOR WHAT WAS YOUR WIFE'S NAME YOU SAID HELEN I THINK HELEN WHAT THE NAME SHE PASSED UNDER WHEN I MET HER WAS HELEN VAUGHAN BUT WHAT A REAL NAME WAS I CAN'T SAY I DON'T THINK SHE HAD A NAME NO NO NOT IN THAT SENSE ONLY HUMAN BEINGS HAVE NAMES VILLIERS I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE GOOD BYE YES I WILL NOT FAIL TO CALL IF I SEE ANY WAY IN WHICH YOU CAN HELP ME GOOD NIGHT
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