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Villiers told his story as he had told it to Clarke, and Austin listened in silence. He seemed puzzled. "How very curious that you should experience such an unpleasant sensation in that room!" he said at length. "I hardly gather that it was a mere matter of the imagination; a feeling of repulsion, in short." VILLIERS TOLD HIS STORY AS HE HAD TOLD IT TO CLARKE AND AUSTIN LISTENED IN SILENCE HE SEEMED PUZZLED HOW VERY CURIOUS THAT YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE SUCH AN UNPLEASANT SENSATION IN THAT ROOM HE SAID AT LENGTH I HARDLY GATHER THAT IT WAS A MERE MATTER OF THE IMAGINATION A FEELING OF REPULSION IN SHORT
fire, blot out the story from your mind. Never give it another thought, Villiers, or you will be sorry. You will think, no doubt, that I am in possession of some secret information, and to a certain extent that is the case. But I only know a little; I am like a traveller who has peered over an abyss, and has drawn back in terror. What I know is strange enough and horrible enough, but beyond my knowledge there are depths and horrors more frightful still, more incredible than any tale told of winter nights about the fire. I have resolved, and nothing shall shake that resolve, to explore no whit farther, and if you value your happiness you will make the same determination. “Come and see me by all means; but we will talk on more cheerful topics than this.” Austin folded the letter methodically, and returned it to Villiers. “It is certainly an extraordinary letter,” he said, “what does he mean by the portrait?” “Ah! I forgot to tell you I have been to Paul Street and have made a discovery.” IS THIS THROW THE PORTRAIT INTO THE FIRE BLOT OUT THE STORY FROM YOUR MIND NEVER GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT VILLIERS OR YOU WILL BE SORRY YOU WILL THINK NO DOUBT THAT I AM IN POSSESSION OF SOME SECRET INFORMATION AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THAT IS THE CASE BUT I ONLY KNOW A LITTLE I AM LIKE A TRAVELLER WHO HAS PEERED OVER AN ABYSS AND HAS DRAWN BACK IN TERROR WHAT I KNOW IS STRANGE ENOUGH AND HORRIBLE ENOUGH BUT BEYOND MY KNOWLEDGE THERE ARE DEPTHS AND HORRORS MORE FRIGHTFUL STILL MORE INCREDIBLE THAN ANY TALE TOLD OF WINTER NIGHTS ABOUT THE FIRE I HAVE RESOLVED AND NOTHING SHALL SHAKE THAT RESOLVE TO EXPLORE NO WHIT FARTHER AND IF YOU VALUE YOUR HAPPINESS YOU WILL MAKE THE SAME DETERMINATION COME AND SEE ME BY ALL MEANS BUT WE WILL TALK ON MORE CHEERFUL TOPICS THAN THIS AUSTIN FOLDED THE LETTER METHODICALLY AND RETURNED IT TO VILLIERS IT IS CERTAINLY AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER HE SAID WHAT DOES HE MEAN BY THE PORTRAIT AH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I HAVE BEEN TO PAUL STREET AND HAVE MADE A DISCOVERY
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