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"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?" 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
Villiers, I was a ruined man, in body and soul—in body and soul.” “But your property, Herbert? You had land in Dorset.” “I sold it all; the fields and woods, the dear old house—everything.” “And the money?” “She took it all from me.” “And then left you?” “Yes; she disappeared one night. I don’t know where she went, but I am sure if I saw her again it would kill me. The rest of my story is of no 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.  A MAN TO BEHOLD SUCH THINGS AND LIVE IN A YEAR VILLIERS I WAS A RUINED MAN IN BODY AND SOUL IN BODY AND SOUL BUT YOUR PROPERTY HERBERT YOU HAD LAND IN DORSET I SOLD IT ALL THE FIELDS AND WOODS THE DEAR OLD HOUSE EVERYTHING AND THE MONEY SHE TOOK IT ALL FROM ME AND THEN LEFT YOU YES SHE DISAPPEARED ONE NIGHT I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT BUT I AM SURE IF I SAW HER AGAIN IT WOULD KILL ME THE REST OF MY STORY IS OF NO 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
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