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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. 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
ith a black swollen face in the morning. The police had been forced to confess themselves powerless to arrest or to explain the sordid murders of Whitechapel; but before the horrible suicides of Piccadilly and Mayfair they were dumbfoundered, for not even the mere ferocity which 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 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. G AND A BODY WITH A BLACK SWOLLEN FACE IN THE MORNING THE POLICE HAD BEEN FORCED TO CONFESS THEMSELVES POWERLESS TO ARREST OR TO EXPLAIN THE SORDID MURDERS OF WHITECHAPEL BUT BEFORE THE HORRIBLE SUICIDES OF PICCADILLY AND MAYFAIR THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED FOR NOT EVEN THE MERE FEROCITY WHICH 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
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