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The gentleman was a stranger, yes  that she understood. But what had he said? THE GENTLEMAN WAS A STRANGER YES THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD BUT WHAT HAD HE SAID
aper?" She moved to the desk, and began to turn over the scattered 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 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 SUGGESTIONS OF THE FOLDED PAPER BUT HE MUST HAVE A NAME WHERE IS THE PAPER SHE MOVED TO THE DESK AND BEGAN TO 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
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