large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_07_machen_64kb_43
large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_07_machen_64kb
English
4193
"Yes, I have been in very strange places. It would have been useless, you know, to go to Ashley Street, and ask Mrs. Beaumont to give me a short sketch of her previous history. No; assuming, as I had to assume, that her record was not of the cleanest, it would be pretty certain that at some previous time she must have moved in circles not quite so refined as her present ones. YES I HAVE BEEN IN VERY STRANGE PLACES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS YOU KNOW TO GO TO ASHLEY STREET AND ASK MISSUS BEAUMONT TO GIVE ME A SHORT SKETCH OF HER PREVIOUS HISTORY NO ASSUMING AS I HAD TO ASSUME THAT HER RECORD WAS NOT OF THE CLEANEST IT WOULD BE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT AT SOME PREVIOUS TIME SHE MUST HAVE MOVED IN CIRCLES NOT QUITE SO REFINED AS HER PRESENT ONES
.” “And you have proof of this?” “Yes, the best of proof; I have seen Mrs. Beaumont, or shall we say Mrs. Herbert?” “Where did you see her?” “Hardly in a place where you would expect to see a lady who lives in Ashley Street, Piccadilly. I saw her entering a house in one of the meanest and most disreputable streets in Soho. In fact, I had made an appointment, though not with her, and she was precise to both time and place.” “All this seems very wonderful, but I cannot call it incredible. You must remember, Villiers, that I have seen this woman, in the ordinary adventure of London society, talking and laughing, and sipping her coffee in a commonplace drawing-room with commonplace people. But you know what you are saying.” “I do; I have not allowed myself to be led by surmises or fancies. It was with no thought of finding Helen Vaughan that I searched for Mrs. Beaumont in the dark waters of the life of London, but such has been the issue.” “You must have been in strange places, Villiers.” KNOW THE SOURCES OF YOUR RECOLLECTION AND YOU HAVE PROOF OF THIS YES THE BEST OF PROOF I HAVE SEEN MISSUS BEAUMONT OR SHALL WE SAY MISSUS HERBERT WHERE DID YOU SEE HER HARDLY IN A PLACE WHERE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE A LADY WHO LIVES IN ASHLEY STREET PICCADILLY I SAW HER ENTERING A HOUSE IN ONE OF THE MEANEST AND MOST DISREPUTABLE STREETS IN SOHO IN FACT I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT THOUGH NOT WITH HER AND SHE WAS PRECISE TO BOTH TIME AND PLACE ALL THIS SEEMS VERY WONDERFUL BUT I CANNOT CALL IT INCREDIBLE YOU MUST REMEMBER VILLIERS THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS WOMAN IN THE ORDINARY ADVENTURE OF LONDON SOCIETY TALKING AND LAUGHING AND SIPPING HER COFFEE IN A COMMONPLACE DRAWING ROOM WITH COMMONPLACE PEOPLE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING I DO I HAVE NOT ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE LED BY SURMISES OR FANCIES IT WAS WITH NO THOUGHT OF FINDING HELEN VAUGHAN THAT I SEARCHED FOR MISSUS BEAUMONT IN THE DARK WATERS OF THE LIFE OF LONDON BUT SUCH HAS BEEN THE ISSUE YOU MUST HAVE BEEN IN STRANGE PLACES VILLIERS
large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_07_machen_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_07_machen_64kb.flac