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

hours��' 

     Emily eagerly and gratefully accepted the suggestion。                  An hour was 

arranged   for   the   meeting   on   the   next   day�察  �the   correspondence   was   left 

under the care of Agnes�察�and the courier's wife took her leave。 

     Weary and heartsick�察�Agnes lay down on the sofa�察�to rest and compose 

herself。     The careful nurse brought in a reviving cup of tea。 Her quaint 

gossip   about   herself   and   her   occupations   while   Agnes   had   been   away�察�

acted   as   a   relief   to   her   mistress's   overburdened   mind。   They   were   still 

talking quietly�察�when they were startled by a loud knock at the house door。 

Hurried   footsteps   ascended   the   stairs。   The   door   of   the   sitting´room   was 

thrown   open   violently�察  �the   courier's   wife   rushed   in   like   a   mad   woman。 

'He's dead� �They've murdered him��'             Those wild words were all she could 

say。 She dropped on her knees at the foot of the sofaheld out her hand 

with something clasped in itand fell back in a swoon。 

     The nurse�察�signing to Agnes to open the window�察�took the necessary 



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measures   to   restore   the   fainting   woman。   'What's   this��'   she   exclaimed。 

'Here's a letter in her hand。     See what it is�察�Miss。' 

    The open envelope was addressed ��evidently in a feigned hand´writing�� 

to   'Mrs。  Ferrari。'   The    post´mark    was   'Venice。'   The    contents   of  the 

envelope were a sheet of foreign note´paper�察�and a folded enclosure。 

    On    the  note´paper�察   �one  line  only   was   written。   It  was   again   in  a 

feigned handwriting�察�and it contained these words�此�

    'To console you for the loss of your husband' 

    Agnes opened the enclosure next。 

    It was a Bank of England note for a thousand pounds。 



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       The next day�察�the friend and legal adviser of Agnes Lockwood�察�Mr。 

Troy�察�called on her by appointment in the evening。 

     Mrs。 Ferraristill persisting in the conviction of her husband's death 

had   sufficiently   recovered   to   be   present   at   the   consultation。 Assisted   by 

Agnes�察�she told the lawyer the little that was known relating to Ferrari's 

disappearance�察�and then produced the correspondence connected with that 

event。     Mr。 Troy read ��first�� the three letters addressed by Ferrari to his 

wife�察  。�secondly��   the   letter   written   by   Ferrari's   courier´friend�察  �describing 

his visit to the palace and his interview with Lady Montbarry�察�and ��thirdly�� 

the    one    line   of   anonymous        writing    which     had    accompanied        the 

extraordinary gift of a thousand pounds to Ferrari's wife。 

     Well   known�察     �at  a   later  period�察 �as   the  lawyer   who   acted    for   Lady 

Lydiard�察�in the case of theft�察�generally described as the case of 'My Lady's 

Money��' Mr。 Troy was   not   only a   man of   learning   and experience   in his 

profession   he   was   also   a   man   who   had   seen   something   of   society   at 

home and abroad。 He possessed a keen eye for character�察�a quaint humour�察�

and   a   kindly  nature   which had   not   been   deteriorated   even   by  a   lawyer's 

professional experience of mankind。              With all these personal advantages�察�

it   is   a   question�察  �nevertheless�察  �whether   he   was   the   fittest   adviser   whom 

Agnes could have   chosen   under the   circumstances。               Little Mrs。  Ferrari�察�

with many domestic merits�察�was an essentially commonplace woman。 Mr。 

Troy was the last person living who was likely to attract her sympathies 

he was the exact opposite of a commonplace man。 

     'She looks very ill�察�poor thing��'         In these words the lawyer opened the 

business of the evening�察�referring to Mrs。 Ferrari as unceremoniously as if 

she had been out of the room。 

     'She has suffered a terrible shock��' Agnes answered。 

     Mr。   Troy   turned   to   Mrs。   Ferrari�察  �and   looked   at   her   again�察  �with   the 

interest   due   to   the   victim   of   a   shock。 He   drummed   absently   with   his 

fingers on the table。       At last he spoke to her。 



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     'My good lady�察�you don't really believe that your husband is dead��' 

     Mrs。 Ferrari put her handkerchief to her eyes。              The word 'dead' was 

ineffectual to   express   her   feelings。    'Murdered��'   she   said   sternly�察  �behind 

her handkerchief。 

     'Why�拭    �And by whom��'          Mr。 Troy asked。 

     Mrs。 Ferrari seemed to have some difficulty in answering。 'You have 

read my husband's letters�察�sir��' she began。           'I believe he discovered' She 

got as far as that�察�and there she stopped。 

     'What did he discover��' 

     There   are limits to   human   patienceeven   the   patience   of   a   bereaved 

wife。    This   cool   question   irritated   Mrs。   Ferrari   into  expressing     herself 

plainly at last。 

     'He discovered Lady Montbarry and the Baron��' she answered�察�with a 

burst of hysterical vehemence。           'The Baron is no more that vile woman's 

brother than   I   am。    The   wickedness   of those two   wretches   came   to   my 

poor    dear   husband's     knowledge。      The     lady's  maid    left  her   place   on 

account of it。     If Ferrari had gone away too�察�he would have been alive at 

this   moment。      They     have   killed   him。   I  say  they   have   killed  him�察  �to 

prevent   it   from   getting   to   Lord   Montbarry's   ears。'   So�察  �in   short   sharp 

sentences�察    �and   in  louder    and   louder    accents�察  �Mrs。   Ferrari   stated   her 

opinion of the case。 

     Still  keeping     his  own   view    in  reserve�察  �Mr。   Troy   listened   with   an 

expression of satirical approval。 

     'Very    strongly   stated�察  �Mrs。   Ferrari��'  he   said。   'You    build   up  your 

sentences well�察�you clinch your conclusions in a workmanlike manner。 If 

you had been a   man�察 �you would   have made   a   good lawyer   you   would 

have taken juries by the scruff of their necks。 Complete the case�察�my good 

ladycomplete the case。 Tell us next who sent you this letter�察�enclosing the 

bank´note。   The   ;two   wretches;   who   murdered   Mr。   Ferrari   would   hardly 

put their hands in their pockets and send you a thousand pounds。 Who is 

iteh�拭   �I see the post´mark on the letter is ;Venice。; Have you any friend 

in that interesting city�察�with a large heart�察�and a purse to correspond��
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