“Thedeadwoman, MissAmyDurrant, , -one.”
“Andsothatwasthat,”, butthistimewithacertainfinalityinhisvoice, “Andsothatwasthat.”
“Idon’tunderstand,”saidJaneHelier.“Isthatall? Imean, it’, butitisn’t—well, itisn’twhatIcallcreepy.”
“Ithinkthere’smoretofollow,”saidSirHenry.
“Yes,”, “there’, , etc., astowhatthey’’tpayanyattentiontoitatthetime, , yousee, thatMissDurrantwasn’, accordingtothiswoman, deliberatelyheldMissDurrant’’t, asIsay, , , realizingthatthelatter’, accordingtotheSpanishwoman’sstory, itlookedasthough—well, asthoughMissBartonwasdeliberatelytryingtodrownhercompanion.
“AsIsay, , ’, , , andatrunkfullofpiecesofmaterialboughtatsales, , butshedidnotsayifhewasherfather’sorhermother’sbrother, sothenamewasnoguide.”
“Itwasn’texactlymysterious, , proudandreticent, —ratheroldandfadedandtheyhadbeencuttofittheframestheywerein, sothattherewasnophotographer’snameuponthem, andtherewasanolddaguerreotypewhichmighthavebeenhermotherormoreprobablyhergrandmother.
“, , , ofcourse, wasalongtimeincoming, , butthatsheknewnothingotherprivateaffairsorrelations.”
“Sothereitwas—asIsay, nothingunusual, , andtheSpanishwoman’, andI’lladdathirdthing: WhenIwasfirstbendingoverthebodyandMissBartonwaswalkingawaytowardsthehuts, —akindofanguisheduncertaintythatimprinteditselfonmybrain.
“Itdidn’, yousee, laterIrealizedthattheyweren’, —thatwasall.
“But, then, whythatterriblepoignantanxiety? , ’sstoryweretrue; —! AndanEnglishdoctor! —, ?”
“Oh!”saidJaneHelier.“I’mthrillednow.”
