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undoubted capacity and respectability���察�it turned out that he also had never 

seen   Ferrari�察 �having   been   summoned   to the   palace   ��as his   memorandum 

book   showed��   at   a   date   subsequent   to   the   courier's   disappearance。   The 

doctor described Lord Montbarry's malady as bronchitis。 So far�察�there was 

no   reason   to   feel   any   anxiety�察  �though   the   attack   was   a   sharp   one。  If 

alarming symptoms should appear�察�he had arranged with her ladyship to 

call   in   another   physician。   For   the   rest�察  �it   was   impossible   to   speak   too 

highly of my lady�察�night and day�察�she was at her lord's bedside。 

     With     these   particulars    began    and   ended    the   discoveries    made     by 

Ferrari's courier´friend。 The police were on the look´out for the lost man 

and that was the only hope which could be held forth for the present�察�to 

Ferrari's wife。 

     'What do you think of it�察�Miss��' the poor woman asked eagerly。 'What 

would you advise me to do��' 

     Agnes was at a loss how to answer her�察�it was an effort even to listen 

to   what    Emily    was   saying。     The    references     in  the  courier's   letter  to 

Montbarrythe        report    of  his   illness�察  �the  melancholy       picture    of  his 

secluded lifehad reopened the old wound。 She was not even thinking of 

the lost Ferrari�察�her mind was at Venice�察�by the sick man's bedside。 

     'I hardly know what to say��' she answered。              'I have had no experience 

in serious matters of this kind。' 

     'Do you think it would help you�察�Miss�察�if you read my husband's letters 

to me�拭    �There are only three of themthey won't take long to read。' 

     Agnes compassionately read the letters。 

     They were not written in a very tender tone。              'Dear Emily��' and 'Yours 

affectionately'these       conventional      phrases�察   �were    the   only   phrases    of 

endearment which they contained。 In the first letter�察�Lord Montbarry was 

not very favourably spoken of��'We leave Paris to´morrow。 I don't much 

like   my   lord。   He   is   proud   and   cold�察  �and�察  �between   ourselves�察  �stingy   in 

money matters。 I have had to dispute such trifles as a few centimes in the 

hotel bill�察�and twice already�察�some sharp remarks have passed between the 

newly´married        couple�察   �in   consequence      of   her   ladyship's    freedom     in 

purchasing pretty tempting things at the shops in Paris。 ;I can't afford it�察�



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you   must   keep   to   your   allowance。;        She   has   had   to   hear   those   words 

already。      For    my    part�察  �I  like   her。   She     has   the   nice�察  �easy    foreign 

mannersshe talks to me as if I was a human being like herself。' 

     The second letter was dated from Rome。 

     'My   lord's   caprices'   ��Ferrari   wrote��   'have   kept   us   perpetually   on   the 

move。      He is becoming incurably restless。              I suspect he is uneasy in his 

mind。      Painful recollections�察�I should sayI find him constantly reading 

old letters�察�when her ladyship is not present。 We were to have stopped at 

Genoa�察  �but   he   hurried   us   on。      The   same   thing   at   Florence。      Here�察  �at 

Rome�察  �my   lady   insists   on   resting。   Her   brother   has   met   us   at   this   place。 

There   has been   a   quarrel   already  ��the   lady's   maid   tells   me��   between   my 

lord and the Baron。          The latter wanted to borrow money of the former。 

His lordship refused in language which offended Baron Rivar。                         My lady 

pacified them�察�and made them shake hands。' 

     The third�察�and last letter�察�was from Venice。 

     'More of my lord's economy�              �Instead of staying at the hotel�察�we have 

hired a damp�察  �mouldy�察  �rambling   old palace。             My  lady insists on   having 

the best suites of rooms   wherever we   goand the   palace comes   cheaper 

for  a   two   months'   term。     My  lord   tried   to   get   it   for   longer�察  �he   says   the 

quiet of Venice is good for his nerves。 But a foreign speculator has secured 

the palace�察�and is going to turn it into an hotel。             The Baron is still with us�察�

and   there have   been   more   disagreements   about   money  matters。               I   don't 

like the Baron and I don't find the attractions of my lady grow on me。 

She was much nicer before the Baron joined us。                     My lord is a punctual 

paymaster�察  �it's   a   matter   of   honour   with   him�察  �he   hates   parting   with   his 

money�察�but he does it because he has given his word。                   I receive my salary 

regularly at the end of each monthnot a franc extra�察�though I have done 

many   things   which   are   not   part   of   a   courier's   proper   work。   Fancy   the 

Baron trying to borrow money of me� �he is an inveterate gambler。 I didn't 

believe it when my lady's maid first told me so but I have seen enough 

since   to   satisfy   me   that   she   was   right。   I   have   seen   other   things   besides�察�

whichwell� �which don't increase my respect for my lady and the Baron。 

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British female�察�and doesn't take things quite so easily as I do。                It is a dull 

life   here。   No   going   into   companyno   company   at   homenot   a   creature 

sees my lord not even the consul�察�or the banker。                When he goes out�察�he 

goes alone�察�and generally towards nightfall。              Indoors�察�he shuts himself up 

in   his   own   room   with   his   books�察  �and   sees   as   little   of   his   wife   and   the 

Baron as possible。        I fancy things are coming to a crisis here。 If my lord's 

suspicions are once awakened�察�the consequences will be terrible。                     Under 

certain   provocations�察  �the   noble   Montbarry   is   a   man   who   would   stick   at 

nothing。     However�察�the pay is good and I can't afford to talk of leaving 

the place�察�like my lady's maid。' 

     Agnes     handed     back    the  lettersso   suggestive     of  the   penalty   paid 

already for his own infatuation by the man who had deserted her� �with 

feelings of shame and distress�察�which made her no fit counsellor for the 

helpless woman who depended on her advice。 

     'The one thing I can suggest��' she said�察�after first speaking some kind 

words of comfort and hope�察�'is that we should consult a person of greater 

experience than ours。         Suppose I write and ask my lawyer ��who is   also 

my friend and trustee�� to come and advise us to´morrow after his business 

hours��' 

     Emily eagerly and gr
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