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     'I smell your cigar。      Delicious�      �Give me one directly��' 

     'Wait a minute。       Besides my cigar�察�do you smell anything elsevile�察�

abominable�察        �overpowering�察        �indescribable�察       �never´never´never´smelt 

before��' 

     The scene´painter appeared to be puzzled by the vehement energy of 

the   language   addressed   to   him。      'The   room   is   as   fresh   and   sweet   as   a 

room      can   be��'  he   answered。       As     he   spoke�察   �he   looked    back    with 

astonishment   at   Francis   Westwick�察  �standing   outside   in   the   corridor�察  �and 

eyeing the interior of the bedchamber with an expression of undisguised 

disgust。 

     The Parisian director approached his English colleague�察�and looked at 

him with grave and anxious scrutiny。 

     'You see�察�my friend�察�here are two of us�察�with as good noses as yours�察�

who smell nothing。         If you want evidence from more noses�察�look there��' 

He pointed to two little English girls�察�at play in the corridor。 'The door of 

my room is wide openand you know how fast a smell can travel。                        Now 

listen�察�while I appeal to these innocent noses�察�in the language of their own 

dismal island。      My little loves�察�do you sniff a nasty smell hereha��'              The 

children   burst   out   laughing�察  �and   answered   emphatically�察  �'No。'   'My   good 

Westwick��' the Frenchman resumed�察�in his own language�察�'the conclusion 

is   surely   plain�拭  �There   is   something   wrong�察  �very   wrong�察  �with   your   own 

nose。     I recommend you to see a medical man。' 

     Having   given   that   advice�察  �he   returned   to   his   room�察  �and   shut   out   the 

horrid fresh air with a loud exclamation of relief。 Francis left the hotel�察�by 

the lanes that led to the Square of St。 Mark。 The night´breeze soon revived 

him。     He   was   able   to   light   a   cigar�察  �and   to   think   quietly   over   what   had 

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       Avoiding the crowd under the colonnades�察�Francis walked slowly up 

and down   the noble  open space  of the square�察 �bathed in   the light   of the 

rising moon。 

     Without being aware of it himself�察�he was a thorough materialist。 The 

strange     effect  produced     on   him   by  the   roomfollowing       on  the   other 

strange     effects  produced     on   the  other   relatives   of   his  dead   brother 

exercised   no   perplexing   influence   over   the   mind   of   this   sensible   man。 

'Perhaps��'    he   reflected�察  �'my   temperament       is  more    imaginative     than   I 

supposed it to beand this is a trick played on me by my own fancy�拭�Or�察�

perhaps�察�my friend is right�察�something is physically amiss with me�拭�I don't 

feel ill�察�certainly。    But that is no safe criterion sometimes。 I am not going 

to sleep in that abominable room to´night I can well wait till to´morrow 

to decide whether I shall speak to a doctor or not。              In the mean time�察�the 

hotel   doesn't   seem   likely   to   supply   me   with   the   subject   of   a   piece。 A 

terrible smell from an invisible ghost is a perfectly new idea。                But it has 

one drawback。 If I realise it on the stage�察�I shall drive the audience out of 

the theatre。' 

     As   his   strong   common   sense   arrived   at   this   facetious   conclusion�察  �he 

became aware of a lady�察�dressed entirely in black�察�who was observing him 

with marked   attention。       'Am  I   right   in supposing   you   to be   Mr。  Francis 

Westwick��' the lady asked�察�at the moment when he looked at her。 

     'That is my name�察�madam。           May I inquire to whom I have the honour 

of speaking��' 

     'We have only met once��' she answered a little evasively�察�'when your 

late brother introduced me to the members of his family。                I wonder if you 

have quite forgotten my big black eyes and my hideous complexion��' She 

lifted her veil as she spoke�察�and turned so that the moonlight rested on her 

face。 

     Francis recognised at a glance the woman of all others whom he most 

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He frowned as he looked at her。 His experience on the stage�察�gathered at 

innumerable rehearsals with actresses who had sorely tried his temper�察�had 

accustomed him to speak roughly to women who were distasteful to him。 

'I remember you��' he said。        'I thought you were in America��' 

     She   took   no   notice   of   his   ungracious   tone   and   manner�察  �she   simply 

stopped him when he lifted his hat�察�and turned to leave her。 

     'Let me walk with you for a few minutes��' she quietly replied。 'I have 

something to say to you。' 

     He showed her his cigar。        'I am smoking��'he said。 

     'I don't mind smoking。' 

     After that�察�there was nothing to be done ��short of downright brutality�� 

but to yield。     He did it with the worst possible grace。 'Well��' he resumed。 

'What do you want of me��' 

     'You shall hear directly�察�Mr。 Westwick。          Let me first tell you what my 

position is。    I am alone in the world。 To the loss of my husband has now 

been added another bereavement�察�the loss of my companion in America�察�

my brotherBaron Rivar。' 

     The reputation of the Baron�察�and the doubt which scandal had thrown 

on his assumed relationship to the Countess�察�were well known to Francis。 

'Shot in a gambling´saloon��' he asked brutally。 

     'The question is a perfectly natural one on your part��' she said�察�with the 

impenetrably       ironical    manner     which    she    could   assume     on    certain 

occasions。     'As a native of horse´racing England�察�you belong to a nation 

of   gamblers。     My   brother   died   no   extraordinary   death�察  �Mr。   Westwick。 

He sank�察�with many other unfortunate people�察�under a fever prevalent in a 

Western city which we happened to visit。 The calamity of his loss made 

the United States unendurable to me。 I left by the first steamer that sailed 

from     New     Yorka    French    vessel   which     brought    me    to  Havre。     I 

continued my lonely journey to the South of France。               And then I went on 

to Venice。' 

     'What   does   all   this   matter   to   me��' Francis   thought   to   himself。   She 

paused�察�evidently expecting him to say something。               'So you have come to 

Venice��' he said carelessly。       'Why��' 



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     'Because I couldn't help it��' she answered。 

     Francis   looked   at   her   with   cynica
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