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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. 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
 her quick, observant gaze, as we entered the room, and the alert expression of her beautiful features, showed that neither her wits nor her courage had been shaken by her terrible experience. She was enveloped in a loose dressing-gown of blue and silver, but a black sequin-covered dinner-dress lay upon the couch beside her. 'I have told you all that happened, Mr. Hopkins,' she said, wearily. 'Could you not repeat it for me? Well, if you think it necessary, I will tell these gentlemen what occurred. Have they been in the dining-room yet?' 'I thought they had 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. THE LADY LAY BACK EXHAUSTED UPON A COUCH BUT HER QUICK OBSERVANT GAZE AS WE ENTERED THE ROOM AND THE ALERT EXPRESSION OF HER BEAUTIFUL FEATURES SHOWED THAT NEITHER HER WITS NOR HER COURAGE HAD BEEN SHAKEN BY HER TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE SHE WAS ENVELOPED IN A LOOSE DRESSING GOWN OF BLUE AND SILVER BUT A BLACK SEQUIN COVERED DINGRESS LAY UPON THE COUCH BESIDE HER I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL THAT HAPPENED MISTER HOPKINS SHE SAID WEARILY COULD YOU NOT REPEAT IT FOR ME WELL IF YOU THINK IT NECESSARY I WILL TELL THESE GENTLEMEN WHAT OCCURRED HAVE THEY BEEN IN THE DINING ROOM YET I THOUGHT THEY'D 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
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