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'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?' 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
ired, blue-eyed, and would no doubt have had the perfect complexion which goes with such colouring, had not her recent experience left her drawn and haggard. Her sufferings were physical as well as mental, for over one eye rose a hideous, plum-coloured swelling, which her maid, a tall, austere woman, was bathing assiduously with vinegar and water. 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 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. FUL A FACE SHE WAS A BLONDE GOLDEN HAIRED BLUE EYED AND WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE HAD THE PERFECT COMPLEXION WHICH GOES WITH SUCH COLOURING HAD NOT HER RECENT EXPERIENCE LEFT HER DRAWN AND HAGGARD HER SUFFERINGS WERE PHYSICAL AS WELL AS MENTAL FOR OVER ONE EYE ROSE A HIDEOUS PLUM COLOURED SWELLING WHICH HER MAID A TALL AUSTERE WOMAN WAS BATHING ASSIDUOUSLY WITH VINEGAR AND WATER 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
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