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But the main reason lies in the one fact, which is notorious to everyone, and that is that Sir Eustace was a confirmed drunkard. To be with such a man for an hour is unpleasant. Can you imagine what it means for a sensitive and high spirited woman to be tied to him for day and night? BUT THE MAIN REASON LIES IN THE ONE FACT WHICH IS NOTORIOUS TO EVERY ONE AND THAT IS THAT SIR EUSTACE WAS A CONFIRMED DRUNKARD TO BE WITH SUCH A MAN FOR AN HOUR IS UNPLEASANT CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MEANS FOR A SENSITIVE AND HIGH SPIRITED WOMAN TO BE TIED TO HIM FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT
s story first.' 'I shall be glad when you can arrange matters. It is horrible to me to think of him still lying there.' She shuddered and buried her face in her hands. As she did so, the loose gown fell back from her forearms. Holmes uttered an exclamation. 'You have other injuries, madam! What is this?' Two vivid red spots stood out on one of the white, round limbs. She hastily covered it. 'It is nothing. It has no connection with this hideous business tonight. If you and your friend will sit down, I will tell you all I can. 'I am the wife of Sir Eustace Brackenstall. I have been married about a year. I suppose that it is no use my attempting to conceal that our marriage has not been a happy one. I fear that all our neighbours would tell you that, even if I were to attempt to deny it. Perhaps the fault may be partly mine. I was brought up in the freer, less conventional atmosphere of South Australia, and this English life, with its proprieties and its primness, is not congenial to me.  BETTER HEAR YOUR LADYSHIP'S STORY FIRST I SHALL BE GLAD WHEN YOU CAN ARRANGE MATTERS IT IS HORRIBLE TO ME TO THINK OF HIM STILL LYING THERE SHE SHUDDERED AND BURIED HER FACE IN HER HANDS AS SHE DID SO THE LOOSE GOWN FELL BACK FROM HER FOREARMS HOLMES UTTERED AN EXCLAMATION YOU HAVE OTHER INJURIES MADAM WHAT IS THIS TWO VIVID RED SPOTS STOOD OUT ON ONE OF THE WHITE ROUND LIMBS SHE HASTILY COVERED IT IT IS NOTHING IT HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THIS HIDEOUS BUSINESS TO NIGHT IF YOU AND YOUR FRIEND WILL SIT DOWN I WILL TELL YOU ALL THAT I CAN I AM THE WIFE OF SIR EUSTACE BRACKENSTALL I HAVE BEEN MARRIED ABOUT A YEAR I SUPPOSE IT IS NO USE MY ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL THAT OUR MARRIAGE HAS NOT BEEN A HAPPY ONE I FEAR THAT ALL OUR NEIGHBOURS WOULD TELL YOU THAT EVEN IF I WERE TO DO TO ATTEMPT TO DENY IT PERHAPS THE FAULT MAY BE PARTLY MINE I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A FREER LESS CONVENTIONAL ATMOSPHERE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THIS ENGLISH LIFE WITH ITS PROPRIETY EASE AND ITS PRIMNESS IS NOT CONGENIAL TO ME
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