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"Ah, who can say? It is possible that the matter may end here, and we shall never know, but in my own opinion this Helen Vaughan, or Mrs. Herbert, is only the beginning. She will come back to London, Austin; depend on it, she will come back, and we shall hear more about her then. I doubt it will be very pleasant news." AH WHO CAN SAY IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE MATTER MAY END HERE AND WE SHALL NEVER KNOW BUT IN MY OWN OPINION THIS HELEN VAUGHAN OR MISSUS HERBERT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING SHE WILL COME BACK TO LONDON AUSTIN DEPEND ON IT SHE WILL COME BACK AND WE SHALL HEAR MORE ABOUT HER THEN I DOUBT IT WILL BE VERY PLEASANT NEWS
yes, the darkness of the thicket, the dance on the mountain-top, the scenes by lonely shores, in green vineyards, by rocks and desert places, passed before him: a world before which the human soul seemed to shrink back and shudder. Villiers whirled over the remaining pages; he had seen enough, but the picture on the last leaf caught his eye, as he almost closed the book. “Austin!” “Well, what is it?” “Do you know who that is?” It was a woman’s face, alone on the white page. “Know who it is? No, of course not.” “I do.” “Who is it?” “It is Mrs. Herbert.” “Are you sure?” “I am perfectly sure of it. Poor Meyrick! He is one more chapter in her history.” “But what do you think of the designs?” “They are frightful. Lock the book up again, Austin. If I were you I would burn it; it must be a terrible companion even though it be in a chest.” “Yes, they are singular drawings. But I wonder what connection there could be between Meyrick and Mrs. Herbert, or what link between her and these designs?” IGURES OF FAUNS AND SATYRS AND AEGIPANS DANCED BEFORE HIS EYES THE DARKNESS OF THE THICKET THE DANCE ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP THE SCENES BY LONELY SHORES IN GREEN VINEYARDS BY ROCKS AND DESERT PLACES PASSED BEFORE HIM A WORLD BEFORE WHICH THE HUMAN SOUL SEEMED TO SHRINK BACK AND SHUDDER VILLIERS WHIRLED OVER THE REMAINING PAGES HE HAD SEEN ENOUGH BUT THE PICTURE ON THE LAST LEAF CAUGHT HIS EYE AS HE ALMOST CLOSED THE BOOK AUSTIN WELL WHAT IS IT DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS IT WAS A WOMAN'S FACE ALONE ON THE WHITE PAGE NO WHO IT IS NO OF COURSE NOT I DO WHO IS IT IT IS MISSUS HERBERT ARE YOU SURE I AM PERFECTLY SURE OF IT POOR MEYRICK HE IS ONE MORE CHAPTER IN HER HISTORY WELL WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE DESIGNS THEY ARE FRIGHTFUL LOCK THE BOOK UP AGAIN AUSTIN IF I WERE YOU I WOULD BURN IT IT MUST BE A TERRIBLE COMPANION EVEN THOUGH IT BE IN A CHEST YES THEY ARE SINGULAR DRAWINGS BUT I WONDER WHAT CONNECTION THERE COULD BE BETWEEN MEYRICK AND MISSUS HERBERT OR WHAT LINK BETWEEN HER AND THESE DESIGNS
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