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negative sort he was not in the least like his sister。             Even the officiating 



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priest was only  a   harmless�察 �humble´looking old   man�察 �who   went through 

his duties resignedly�察�and felt visible rheumatic difficulties every time he 

bent his   knees。     The   one   remarkable person�察  �the   Countess   herself�察  �only 

raised her veil at the beginning of the ceremony�察�and presented nothing in 

her plain dress that   was worth a second look。             Never�察�on the face of   it�察�

was there a less interesting and less romantic marriage than this。                  From 

time to time the Doctor glanced round at the door or up at the galleries�察�

vaguely      anticipating    the  appearance      of   some    protesting    stranger�察  �in 

possession of some terrible secret�察�commissioned to forbid the progress of 

the    service。    Nothing      in  the  shape    of   an  event    occurred    nothing 

extraordinary�察  �nothing   dramatic。       Bound   fast   together   as   man   and   wife�察�

the two disappeared�察�followed by their witnesses�察�to sign the registers�察�and 

still Doctor Wybrow waited�察�and still he cherished the obstinate hope that 

something worth seeing must certainly happen yet。 

     The interval passed�察�and the married couple�察�returning to the church�察�

walked together down the nave to the door。               Doctor Wybrow drew back 

as    they   approached。       To    his  confusion     and    surprise�察  �the   Countess 

discovered him。        He heard her say to her husband�察�'One moment�察�I see a 

friend。'    Lord Montbarry bowed and waited。 She stepped up to the Doctor�察�

took   his   hand�察  �and   wrung   it   hard。   He   felt   her   overpowering   black   eyes 

looking at him through her veil。          'One step more�察�you see�察�on the way to 

the end��' She whispered those strange words�察�and returned to her husband。 

Before the Doctor could recover himself and follow her�察�Lord and   Lady 

Montbarry had stepped into their carriage�察�and had driven away。 

     Outside the church door stood the three or four members of the club 

who�察  �like   Doctor   Wybrow�察  �had   watched   the   ceremony   out   of   curiosity。 

Near them was the bride's brother�察�waiting alone。              He was evidently bent 

on seeing the man whom his sister had spoken to�察�in broad daylight。 His 

bold eyes rested on the Doctor's face�察�with a momentary flash of suspicion 

in   them。    The     cloud   suddenly     cleared   away�察   �the  Baron     smiled   with 

charming courtesy�察�lifted his hat to his sister's friend�察�and walked off。 

     The    members      constituted    themselves     into  a  club   conclave    on   the 

church steps。      They began with the Baron。            'Damned ill´looking rascal��' 



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They  went   on   with   Montbarry。      'Is   he   going   to   take   that   horrid   woman 

with him to Ireland��'       'Not he� �he can't face the tenantry�察�they know about 

Agnes Lockwood。'          'Well�察�but where is he going��' 'To Scotland。'            'Does 

she like that��'     'It's only for a fortnight�察�they come back to London�察�and 

go abroad。'     'And they will never return to England�察�eh��'            'Who can tell�拭�

Did you see how she looked at Montbarry�察�when she had to lift her veil at 

the beginning of the service�拭�In his place�察�I should have bolted。               Did you 

see    her�察 �Doctor��'   By    this  time�察 �Doctor    Wybrow      had   remembered      his 

patients�察  �and   had   heard   enough     of   the   club  gossip。  He   followed     the 

example of Baron Rivar�察�and walked off。 

     'One step more�察�you see�察�on the way to the end��' he repeated to himself�察�

on his way home。        'What end��' 



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                               CHAPTER IV 



       On   the day  of   the   marriage Agnes   Lockwood   sat   alone   in the   little 

drawing´room of her London lodgings�察�burning the letters which had been 

written to her by Montbarry in the bygone time。 

     The    Countess's     maliciously     smart    description    of  her�察  �addressed     to 

Doctor Wybrow�察�had not even hinted at the charm that most distinguished 

Agnesthe       artless  expression     of  goodness      and   purity   which    instantly 

attracted     everyone     who    approached      her。   She   looked     by   many    years 

younger      than   she  really   was。    With    her   fair  complexion      and   her   shy 

manner�察�it seemed only natural to speak of her as 'a girl��' although she was 

now really advancing towards thirty years of age。                  She lived alone with 

an   old   nurse   devoted   to   her�察  �on   a   modest   little   income   which   was   just 

enough to support the two。 There were none of the ordinary signs of grief 

in   her   face�察  �as   she   slowly   tore   the   letters   of   her   false   lover   in   two�察  �and 

threw the pieces into the small fire which had been lit to consume them。 

Unhappily for herself�察�she was one of those women who feel too deeply to 

find    relief  in  tears。   Pale    and   quiet�察 �with   cold   trembling     fingers�察  �she 

destroyed the   letters   one   by  one   without daring to   read them  again。  She 

had torn the last of the series�察�and was still shrinking from throwing it after 

the rest into the swiftly destroying flame�察�when the old nurse came in�察�and 

asked if she would see 'Master Henry��' meaning that youngest member of 

the   Westwick      family�察  �who   had   publicly   declared      his   contempt   for   his 

brother in the smoking´room of the club。 

     Agnes hesitated。       A faint tinge of colour stole over her face。 

     There had been a long past time when Henry Westwick had owned that 

he loved her。       She had made her confession to him�察�acknowledging that 

her    heart   was    given   to  his   eldest   brother。   He    had   submitted     to  his 

disappointment�察       �and   they   had   met   thenceforth     as  cousins    and   friends。 

Never     before    had   she   associated     the  idea   of  him    with   embarrassing 

recollections。   But   now�察  �on   the   very   day   when   his   brother's   marriage   to 

another woman had consummated his brother's treason towards her�察�there 



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was   something vaguely  repellent in   the   prospect   of   seeing   him。 The   old 

nurse     ��who     remembered        them     both    in  their   cradles��     observed     her 

hesitation�察�and sympathisin
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