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receipt   for   her   wages�察  �in   which   it   is   expressly   stated   that   she   left   Lady 

Montbarry's service because she disliked the Continent�察�and wished to get 

back   to   her   own   country。      This   is   not   an   uncommon   result   of   taking 

English servants to foreign parts。 Lady Montbarry has informed us that she 

abstained   from   engaging   another   maid   in          consequence   of   the   extreme 

dislike which his lordship expressed to having strangers in the house�察�in 

the state of his health at that time。 

     'The disappearance of the courier Ferrari is�察�in itself�察�unquestionably a 

suspicious circumstance。           Neither her ladyship nor the Baron can explain 

it�察�and no investigation that we could make has thrown the smallest light 

on   this   event�察  �or   has   justified   us   in   associating   it�察  �directly   or   indirectly�察�

with the object of our inquiry。 We have even gone the length of examining 

the portmanteau   which   Ferrari   left behind   him。            It   contains   nothing  but 

clothes and linen no money�察�and not even a scrap of paper in the pockets 

of the clothes。 The portmanteau remains in charge of the police。 

     'We   have   also   found   opportunities   of   speaking   privately   to   the   old 

woman who attends to the rooms occupied by her ladyship and the Baron。 

She was recommended to fill this situation by the keeper of the restaurant 

who has supplied   the  meals   to   the  family  throughout   the period   of   their 

residence   at   the   palace。     Her   character   is   most   favourably   spoken   of。 

Unfortunately�察�her limited intelligence makes her of no value as a witness。 

We were patient and careful in questioning her�察�and we found her perfectly 

willing to answer us�察�but we could elicit nothing which is worth including 

in the present report。 

     'On the second day of our inquiries�察�we had the honour of an interview 

with Lady Montbarry。            Her ladyship looked miserably worn and ill�察�and 

seemed to be quite at a loss to understand what we wanted with her。 Baron 



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Rivar�察  �who   introduced   us�察  �explained   the   nature   of   our   errand   in   Venice�察�

and took pains to assure her that it was a purely formal duty on which we 

were engaged。         Having satisfied her ladyship on this point�察�he discreetly 

left the room。 

     'The questions which we addressed to Lady Montbarry related mainly�察�

of    course�察   �to  his   lordship's    illness。    The     answers�察    �given    with    great 

nervousness   of   manner�察  �but   without   the   slightest   appearance   of   reserve�察�

informed us of the facts that follow�此�

     'Lord Montbarry had been out of order for some time past nervous 

and irritable。      He first complained of having taken cold on November 13 

last�察�he passed a wakeful and feverish night�察�and remained in bed the next 

day。     Her   ladyship   proposed   sending   for   medical   advice。   He   refused   to 

allow her to do this�察�saying that he could quite easily be his own doctor in 

such   a   trifling   matter   as   a   cold。 Some   hot   lemonade   was   made   at   his 

request�察  �with   a   view   to   producing   perspiration。   Lady   Montbarry's   maid 

having left her at that time�察�the courier Ferrari ��then the only servant in the 

house�� went out to buy the lemons。 Her ladyship made the drink with her 

own      hands。     It   was    successful     in   producing      perspirationand       Lord 

Montbarry had some hours of sleep afterwards。                    Later in the day�察�having 

need of Ferrari's services�察�Lady Montbarry  rang for him。                      The bell   was 

not answered。 Baron Rivar searched for the man�察�in the palace and out of it�察�

in vain。   From  that time   forth not a   trace of Ferrari   could   be discovered。 

This happened on November 14。 

     'On   the   night   of   the   14th�察  �the   feverish   symptoms   accompanying   his 

lordship's   cold   returned。       They   were   in   part   perhaps   attributable   to   the 

annoyance and alarm caused by Ferrari's mysterious disappearance。 It had 

been     impossible      to   conceal     the   circumstance�察      �as   his   lordship    rang 

repeatedly   for     the   courier�察  �insisting    that  the   man    should    relieve    Lady 

Montbarry   and   the   Baron   by   taking   their   places   during   the   night   at   his 

bedside。 

     'On   the   15th   ��the   day  on   which   the   old   woman   first   came   to   do   the 

housework���察  �his   lordship   complained   of   sore   throat�察  �and   of   a   feeling   of 

oppression on the chest。          On this day�察�and again on the 16th�察�her ladyship 



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and the Baron entreated him to see a doctor。                He still refused。      ;I don't 

want strange faces about me�察�my cold will run its course�察�in spite of the 

doctor�察─�that was his answer。          On the 17th he was so much worse that it 

was   decided   to   send   for   medical   help   whether   he   liked   it   or   not。   Baron 

Rivar�察�after inquiry at the consul's�察�secured the services of Doctor Bruno�察�

well    known     as   an   eminent    physician     in  Venice�察   �with    the  additional 

recommendation of having resided in England�察�and having made himself 

acquainted with English forms of medical practice。 



     'Thus   far  our  account   of  his   lordship's   illness   has been derived   from 

statements   made   by   Lady   Montbarry。          The   narrative   will   now   be   most 

fitly   continued     in  the   language     of  the   doctor's   own    report�察  �herewith 

subjoined。 

     ';My   medical      diary   informs    me   that   I  first  saw  the   English    Lord 

Montbarry�察  �on   November   17。         He   was   suffering   from   a   sharp   attack   of 

bronchitis。     Some     precious    time    had   been    lost�察 �through    his   obstinate 

objection   to   the   presence   of   a   medical   man   at   his   bedside。   Generally 

speaking�察  �he   appeared   to   be   in   a   delicate   state   of   health。 His   nervous 

system was out of orderhe was at once timid and contradictory。 When I 

spoke to him in English�察�he answered in Italian�察�and when I tried him in 

Italian�察�he went back to English。 It mattered littlethe malady had already 

made such progress that he could only speak a few words at a time�察�and 

those in a whisper。 

     ';I   at   once    applied     the   necessary      remedies。       Copies      of   my 

prescriptions      ��with    translation    into   English��     accompany       the   present 

statement�察�and are left to speak for themselves。 

     ';For the next thre
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