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But she had his bedridden mother to look after, and the children, and she broke down under it, and finally had to ask for help. That attracted attention to the case, and the papers took it up, and a subscription was started. BUT SHE HAD HIS MOTHER TO LOOK AFTER AND THE CHILDREN AND SHE BROKE DOWN UNDER IT AND FINALLY HAD TO ASK FOR HELP THAT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE CASE AND THE PAPERS TOOK IT UP AND A SUBSCRIPTION WAS STARTED
my husband's disappearance you said you didn't understand his letter?" Parvis received this without perceptible discomfiture. "Why, I didn't understand it -- strictly speaking. And it wasn't the time to talk about it, if I had. The Elwell business was settled when the suit was withdrawn. Nothing I could have told you would have helped you to find your husband." Mary continued to scrutinize him. "Then why are you telling me now?" Still Parvis did not hesitate. "Well, to begin with, I supposed you knew more than you appear to -- I mean about the circumstances of Elwell's death. And then people are talking of it now; the whole matter's been raked up again. And I thought, if you didn't know, you ought to." She remained silent, and he continued: "You see, it's only come out lately what a bad state Elwell's affairs were in. His wife's a proud woman, and she fought on as long as she could, going out to work, and taking sewing at home, when she got too sick-something with the heart, I believe.  IT THAT WHEN I WROTE YOU AT THE TIME OF MY HUSBAND'S DISAPPEARANCE YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS LETTER PARVIS RECEIVED THIS WITHOUT PERCEPTIBLE EMBARRASMENT WHY I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT STRICTLY SPEAKING AND IT WASN'T THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT IF I HAD THE ALBELL BUSINESS WAS SETTLED WHEN THE SUIT WAS WITHDRAWN NOTHING I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU TO FIND YOUR HUSBAND MARY CONTINUED TO SCRUTINIZE HIM THEN WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME NOW STILL PARBIS DID NOT HESITATE WELL TO BEGIN WITH I SUPPOSED YOU KNEW MORE THAN YOU APPEARED TO I MEAN ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ELWELL'S DEATH AND THEN PEOPLE ARE TALKING OF IT NOW THE WHOLE MATTER'S BEEN RAKED UP AGAIN AND I THOUGHT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU OUGHT TO SHE REMAINED SILENT AND HE CONTINUED YOU SEE IT'S ONLY COME OUT LATELY WHEN A BAD STATE ELWELL'S AFFAIRS WERE IN HIS WIFE'S A PROUD WOMAN AND SHE FOUGHT ON AS LONG AS SHE COULD GOING OUT TO WORK AND TAKING SEWING AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT TOO SICK SOMETHING WITH THE HEART I BELIEVE
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