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Yorkshire ´ a wealthy landowner and sportsman。 

     He was unaccustomed to be out of anything in his environment�察�and he 

showed actual irritation。 

     ;Thank   Heaven   we   are�察  �I   should   think� ─  �answered   another�察  �and   the 

first speaker frowned at him。 

     Ernest Travers joined them presently。            He had put on a black tie and 

wore black gloves and a silk hat。 



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     ;If you accompany me�察─�he said�察 �I can show you the short way by a 

field path。     It   cuts   off  half a  mile。  I  have   told   Sir Walter  we  all   go to 

church�察�and he asked me if we would like the motors�察�but I felt�察�the day 

being fine�察�you would agree with me that we might walk。                     He is terribly 

crushed�察�but taking it like the man he is。; 

     Miles   Handford   and   Fayre´Michell   followed   the   church   party   in   the 

rear�察�and relieved their minds by criticizing Mr。 Travers。 

     ;Officious ass� ─�said the stout man。            ;A typical touch that black tie� �

A   decent´minded   person   would   have   felt   this   appalling   tragedy   far   too 

much to think of such a trifle。         I hope I shall never see the brute again。; 

     ;It   seems   too   grotesque   marching   to   church   like   a   lot   of   children�察�

because he tells us to do so�察─�murmured Fayre´Michell。 

     ;I don't want to go。        I only want distraction。        In fact�察�I don't think I 

shall go�察─�added Mr。 Handford。            But a woman urged him to do so。 

     ;Sir Walter would like it�察─�she said。 

     ;It's   all  very    sad    and   very    exasperating      indeed�察─   �declared     the 

Yorkshireman�察 �and it shows�察�if that wanted showing�察�that there's far�察�far 

less consideration among young men for their elders than there used to be 

in my young days。         If my father´in´law had told me not to do a thing�察�the 

very wish to do it would have disappeared at once。; 

     ;Sir Walter was as clear as need be�察─�added Felix。               ;We all heard him。 

Then the young fool ´ Heaven forgive him ´ behind everybody's back goes 

and plays with fire in this insane way。; 

     ;The   selfishness�      �Just   look   at   the   inconvenience   ´   the   upset   ´   the 

suffering to his relations and the worry for all of us。              All our plans must 

be altered ´ everything upset�察�life for the moment turned upside down ´ a 

woman's heart broken very likely ´ and all for a piece of disobedient folly。 

Such   things   make   one   out   of   tune   with   Providence。      They   oughtn't   to 

happen。      They  don't   happen   in Yorkshire。         Devonshire   appears   to   be   a 

slacker's county。       It's the air�察�I shouldn't wonder。; 

     ;Education�察  �and   law   and   order�察  �and   the   discipline   inculcated   in   the 

Navy ought to have prevented this。; continued Fayre´Michell。                    ;Who�察�ver 

heard of a sailor disobeying´except Nelson�拭─�

     ;He's paid�察�poor fellow�察─�said his niece�察�who walked beside him。 



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     ;We   have   all   paid�察─  �declared   the   north   countryman。        ;We   have   all 

paid    the   price�察 �and   the   price   has   been   a  great   deal   of  suffering    and 

discomfort and stress of mind that we ought not have been called upon to 

endure。      One resents such things in a stable world。; 

     ;Well�察�I'm not going to church�察�anyway。              I must smoke for my nerves。 

I'm  a   psychic   myself�察  �and   I   react   to   a   thing   of   this   sort�察─  �replied   Fayre´ 

Michell。 

     〃From  a   distant   stile   between   two   fields   Mr。 Travers�察  �some   hundred 

yards ahead�察�was waving directions and pointing to the left。 

     ;Go     to  Jericho� ─   �snapped     Mr。   Handford�察    �but   not  loud   enough     for 

Ernest Travers to hear him。 

     A   little   ring   of   bells   throbbed   thin   music。  It   rose   and   fell   on   the 

easterly breeze and a squat grey tower�察�over which floated a white ensign 

on   a   flagstaff�察  �appeared   upon   a   little   knoll   of   trees   in   the   midst   of   the 

village of Chadlands。 

     Presently   the   bells   stopped�察  �and   the   flag   was   brought   down   to   half´ 

mast。     Mr。 Travers had reached the church。 

     ;A maddening sort of man�察─�said Miles Handford�察�who marked these 

phenomena。        ;Be  sure  Sir Walter  never   told  him  to   do   anything   of   that 

sort。    He   has   taken   it   upon   himself   ´   a   theatrical   mind。 If   I   were   the 

vicar ´; 

     Elsewhere Dr。 Mannering heard what Henry Lennox could tell him as 

they    returned    to  the   manor    house    together。     He    displayed     very   deep 

concern combined with professional interest。                 He recalled the story  that 

Sir Walter had related on the previous night。 

     ;Not a shadow of evidence ´ a perfectly healthy little woman�察�and it 

will be the same here as sure as I'm alive�察─�he said。                ;To think ´ we shot 

side   by   side   yesterday�察  �and   I   remarked   his   fine   physique   and   wonderful 

high spirits ´ a big�察�tough fellow。         How's poor Mary�拭─�

     ;She is pretty bad�察�but keeping her nerve�察�as she would be sure to do�察─�

declared the other。 

     Sir   Walter    was    with   his  daughter     when     Mannering      arrived。    The 

doctor had been a crony of the elder for many years。                   He was about the 

average of a country physician ´ a hard´bitten�察�practical man who loved his 



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profession�察      �loved     sport�察   �and     professed     conservative       principles。 

Experience stood in place of high qualifications�察�but he kept in touch with 

medical progress�察�to the extent of reading about it and availing himself of 

improved       methods     and   preparations     when     opportunity     offered。    He 

examined the dead man very carefully�察�indicated how his posture might be 

rendered     more    normal�察    �and   satisfied   himself   that   human     power    was 

incapable   of   restoring   the   vanished   life。   He   could   discover   no   visible 

indication of violence and no apparent excuse for Tom May's sudden end。 

He listened with attention to the little that Henry Lennox could tell him�察�

and then went to see Mary May and her father。 

     The young wife had grown more collected�察�but she was dazed rather 

than reconciled to her fate�察�her mind had not yet absorbed the full extent of 

her   sorrow。    She   talked   incessantly   and   dwelt   on   trivialities�察  �as   people 

will under a weight of events too large to
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