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     Neither   movement   nor   response   rewarded   the   summons   of   Lennox�察�

and now in genuine alarm�察�he went below again�察�stopped Fred Caunter�察�the 

footman�察�and asked him to call out Sir Walter。 

     Fred waited until his master had said a brief grace before meat�察�then he 

stepped to his side and explained�察�that his nephew desired to see him。 

     ;Good patience�         �What's   the matter�拭─  �asked the   old man   as   he   rose 

and joined Henry in the hall。 

     Then   his   nephew   spoke�察  �and   indicated   his   alarm。      He   stammered   a 

little�察�but strove to keep calm and state facts clearly。 

     ;It's like this。    I'm afraid you'll be rather savage�察�but I can't talk now。 

Tom and I had a yarn when you'd gone to bed�察�and he was awfully keen to 

spend the night in the Grey Room。; 

     ;I did not wish it。; 

     ;I   know   ´   we   were   wrong   ´   but   we   were   both   death   on   it�察  �and   we 

tossed up�察�and he won。; 



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     ;Where is he�拭─�

     ;Up there now�察�looking out of the window。               I've called him and made 

a   row    at  the  door�察  �but   he   doesn't   answer。     He's    locked    himself    in�察�

apparently。; 

     ;What have you done�察�Henry�拭              �We must get to him instantly。           Tell 

Caunter ´ no�察�I will。        Don't breathe a syllable of this to anybody unless 

necessity arises。      Don't tell Mary。; 

     Sir Walter beckoned the footman�察�bade him get some tools and ascend 

quickly  to   the   Grey  Room。       He   then   went   up   beside his   nephew�察  �while 

Fred�察   �bristling   with   excitement�察    �hastened    to  the  toolroom。     He    was   a 

handy man�察�had been at sea during the war�察�and now returned to his old 

employment。        His   slow   brain   moved   backwards�察  �and   he        remembered 

that this   was   a   task   he had   already  performed   ten or   more   years   before。 

Then the ill´omened chamber had revealed a dead woman。                     Who was in it 

now�拭     �Caunter guessed readily enough。 

     Lennox spoke to his uncle as they approached the locked door。 

     ;It was only a lark�察�just to clear the room of its bad character and have 

a laugh at your expense this morning。             But I'm afraid he's ill ´ fainted or 

something。       He   turned   in   about   one   o'clock。   I   was   rather  bothered�察  �and 

couldn't explain to myself why�察�but ´ ; 

     ;Don't   chatter� ─  �answered   the   other。      ;You   have   both   done   a   very 

wrong thing。 and should have respected my wishes。; 

     At the door he called loudly。 

     ;Let   us   in   at   once�察�Tom�察  �please�  �I   am  much   annoyed�       �If   this   is   a 

jest�察�it has gone far enough ´ and too far�          �I blame you severely� ─�

     But none replied。       Absolute silence held the Grey Room。 

     Then came the footman with a frail of tools。               The task could not be 

performed in a moment�察�and Sir Walter�察�desirous above all things to create 

no uneasiness at the breakfast´table�察�determined to go down again。                     But 

he was too late�察�for his daughter had already suspected something。                     She 

was not anxious but puzzled that her husband tarried。                  She came up the 

stairs with a letter。 

     ;I'm  going   to   find Tom�察─  �she   said。    ;It's   not   like   him  to   be   so   lazy。 

Here's   a   letter   from  the   ship�察  �and   I'm  awfully  afraid   he   may  have   to   go 



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back。; 

     ;Mary�察─�said her father�察 �come here a moment。; 

    He drew her under a great window which threw light into the corridor。 

     ;You   must   summon   your   nerve   and   pluck�察 �my  girl�    �I'm  very   much 

afraid that something has gone amiss with Tom。              I know nothing yet�察�but 

last night�察�it seems�察�after we had gone to bed�察�he and Henry determined 

that one of them should sleep in the Grey Room。; 

     ;Father�    �Was he there�察�and I so near him ´ sleeping in the very next 

room�拭─�

     ;He    was   there  ´  and   is  there。  He    is  not  well。  Henry     saw   him 

looking     out   of  the  window      five  minutes    ago�察  �but   he   was�察  �I  fear�察�

unconscious。; 

     ;Let me go to him�察─�she said。 

     ;I will do so first。   It will be wiser。     Run down and ask Ernest to join 

me。    Do not be alarmed�察�I dare say it is nothing at all。; 

    Her habit of obedience prompted her to do as he desired instantly�察�but 

she descended like lightning�察�called Travers�察�and returned with him。 

     ;I will ask you to come in with me�察�Ernest�察─�explained Sir Walter。 ;My 

son´in´law slept in the Grey Room last night�察�and he does not respond to 

our calls this morning。      The door is locked and we are breaking it open。; 

     ;But you expressly refused him permission to do so�察�Walter。; 

     ;I did ´ you heard me。      Let sleeping dogs lie is a very good motto�察�but 

young men will be young men。           I hope�察�however�察�nothing serious ´; 

    He stopped�察�for Caunter had forced the door and burst it inward with a 

crash。    During   the   moment's   silence   that   followed   they   heard   the   key 

spring into the room and strike the wainscot。          The place was flooded with 

sunshine�察�and seemed to welcome them with genial light and attractive art。 

The furniture revealed its rich grain and beautiful modelling�察�the cherubs 

carved on the great chairs seemed to dance where the light flashed on their 

little�察�rounded limbs。      The silvery walls were bright�察�and the huge roses 

that   tumbled   over   them   appeared   to   revive   and   display   their  original 

color at the touch of the sun。 

     On a chair beside the bed stood an extinguished candle�察�Tom's watch�察�

and Henry's revolver。        The sailor's dressing´gown was still folded where 



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he had placed it�察�his rug was at the foot of the bed。 He himself knelt in the 

recess at the open window upon the settee that ran beneath。                   His position 

was   natural�察  �one   arm   held   the   window´ledge   and   steadied   him�察  �and   his 

back was turned to Sir Walter and Travers�察�who first entered the room。 

     Henry   held   Mary   back   and   implored   her   to   wait   a   moment�察  �but   she 

shook off his hand and followed her father。 

     Sir Walter   it   was   who   approached Tom  and   grasped his   arm。            In   so 

doing   he   disturbed   the   balance   of   the   body�察  �which   fell   back   and   was 

caught by the two men。           Its weight bore Ernest Travers to the ground�察�but 

Henry was
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