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"No," said Villiers, "I wrote to Clarke, but he remains obdurate, and I have tried other channels, but without any result. I can't find out what became of Helen Vaughan after she left Paul Street, but I think she must have gone abroad. NO SAID VILLIERS I WROTE TO CLARK BUT HE REMAINS OBDURATE AND I HAVE TRIED OTHER CHANNELS BUT WITHOUT ANY RESULT I CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT BECAME OF HELEN VAUGHAN AFTER SHE LEFT PAUL STREET BUT I THINK SHE MUST HAVE GONE ABROAD
 as an explanation of the crimes of the East End, could be of service in the West. Each of these men who had resolved to die a tortured shameful death was rich, prosperous, and to all appearances in love with the world, and not the acutest research should ferret out any shadow of a lurking motive in either case. There was a horror in the air, and men looked at one another’s faces when they met, each wondering whether the other was to be the victim of the fifth nameless tragedy. Journalists sought in vain for their scrapbooks for materials whereof to concoct reminiscent articles; and the morning paper was unfolded in many a house with a feeling of awe; no man knew when or where the next blow would light. A short while after the last of these terrible events, Austin came to see Mr. Villiers. He was curious to know whether Villiers had succeeded in discovering any fresh traces of Mrs. Herbert, either through Clarke or by other sources, and he asked the question soon after he had sat down.  DID DUTY AS AN EXPLANATION OF THE CRIMES OF THE EAST END COULD BE OF SERVICE IN THE WEST EACH OF THESE MEN WHO HAD RESOLVED TO DIE A TORTURED SHAMEFUL DEATH WAS RICH PROSPEROUS AND TO ALL APPEARANCES IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD AND NOT THE ACUTEST RESEARCH SHOULD FARE WITHOUT ANY SHADOW OF A LURKING MOTIVE IN EITHER CASE THERE WAS A HORROR IN THE AIR AND MEN LOOKED AT ONE ANOTHER'S FACES WHEN THEY MET EACH WONDERING WHETHER THE OTHER WAS TO BE THE VICTIM OF THE FIFTH NAMELESS TRAGEDY JOURNALISTS SOUGHT IN VAIN FOR THEIR SCRAP BOOKS FOR MATERIALS WHEREOF TO CONCOCT REMINISCENT ARTICLES AND THE MORNING PAPER WAS UNFOLDED IN MANY A HOUSE WITH A FEELING OF AWE NO MAN KNEW WHEN OR WHERE THE NEXT BLOW WOULD LIGHT A SHORT WHILE AFTER THE LAST OF THESE TERRIBLE EVENTS AUSTIN CAME TO SEE MISTER VILLIERS HE WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER VILLIERS HAD SUCCEEDED IN DISCOVERING ANY FRESH TRACES OF MISSUS HERBERT EITHER THROUGH CLARKE OR BY OTHER SOURCES AND HE ASKED THE QUESTION SOON AFTER HE HAD SAT DOWN
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