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The first question was easily enough answered, for the disconcerting reason that he had said so little  had merely asked for Mr. Boyne, and, scribbling something on a bit of paper, had requested that it should at once be carried in to him. "Then you don't know what he wrote? You're not sure it was his name?" THE FIRST QUESTION WAS EASILY ENOUGH ANSWERED FOR THE DISCONCERTING REASON THAT HE HAD SAID SO LITTLE HAD MERELY ASKED FOR MISTER BOYNE AND SCRIBBLING SOMETHING ON A PIECE OF PAPER HAD REQUESTED THAT IT SHOULD AT ONCE BE CARRIED IN TO HIM THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WROTE YOU'RE NOT SURE IT WAS HIS NAME
r eye was an unfinished letter in her husband's hand, with his pen lying across it, as though dropped there at a sudden summons. "My dear Parvis," --who was Parvis?--"I have just received your letter announcing Elwell's death, and while I suppose there is now no farther risk of trouble, it might be safer--" She tossed the sheet aside, and continued her search; but no folded paper was discoverable among the letters and pages of manuscript which had been swept together in a promiscuous heap, as if by a hurried or a startled gesture. "But the kitchen-maid saw him. Send her here," she commanded, wondering at her dullness in not thinking sooner of so simple a solution. Trimmle, at the behest, vanished in a flash, as if thankful to be out of the room, and when she reappeared, conducting the agitated underling, Mary had regained her self-possession, and had her questions pat. The gentleman was a stranger, yes--that she understood. But what had he said? And, above all, what had he looked like? O TURN OVER THE DOCUMENTS THAT LITTERED IT THE FIRST THAT CAUGHT HER EYE WAS AN UNFINISHED LETTER IN HER HUSBAND'S HAND WITH HIS PEN LYING ACROSS IT AS THOUGH DROPPED THERE AT A SUDDEN SUMMONS MY DEAR PARVIS WHO WAS PARVIS I HAVE JUST RECEIVED YOUR LETTER ANNOUNCING LWELL'S DEATH AND WHILE I SUPPOSE THERE IS NOW NO FURTHER RISK OF TROUBLE IT MIGHT BE SAFER SHE TOSSED THE SHEET ASIDE AND CONTINUED HER SEARCH BUT NO FOLDED PAPER WAS DISCOVERABLE AMONG THE LETTERS AND PAGES OF MANUSCRIPT WHICH HAD BEEN SWEPT TOGETHER IN A HEAP AS IF BY A HURRIED OR A STARTLED GESTURE BUT THE KITCHEN MAID SAW HIM SEND HER HERE SHE COMMANDED WONDERING AT HER DULNESS IN NOT THINKING SOONER OF SO SIMPLE A SOLUTION TRIMMEL VANISHED IN A FLASH AS IF THANKFUL TO BE OUT OF THE ROOM AND WHEN SHE REAPPEARED CONDUCTING THE AGITATED UNDERLING MARY HAD REGAINED HER SELF POSSESSION AND HAD HER QUESTIONS READY THE GENTLEMAN WAS A STRANGER YES THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD BUT WHAT HAD HE SAID AND ABOVE ALL WHAT HAD HE LOOKED LIKE
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