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     ;Why   withhold   charity�拭       �We   must   approach   the   subject   in   the   only 

spirit that can disarm the danger。          These inquirers who seek to solve the 

mystery   are     not  concerned     with   my   son's   death�察  �only   the   means    that 

brought it about。      Not to such as they will any answer be vouchsafed�察�and 

not to the spirit of materialistic inquiry�察�either。         I speak what I know�察�and 

will say more upon the subject at another time。; 

     ;You cannot accept this awful thing without resentment or demur�察�Mr。 

May�拭─�asked Henry Lennox。 

     ;Who shall demur�拭         �Did not even the unenlightened men who formed 

the coroner's jury declare that Tom passed into another world by the hand 

of   God�拭    �Can   we   question our   Creator�拭      �I�察  �too�察  �desire   as   much   as   any 

human being can an explanation�察�what is more�察�I am far more confident of 

an explanation than you or any other man。               But that is because I already 

know the only road by which it will please God to send an explanation。 

And that is not the road which scientists or rationalists are used to travel。 

It is a road that I must be allowed to walk alone。; 

     He left them after dinner�察�and returned to his daughter´in´law。 She had 

determined       not  to  attend    the  funeral�察  �but   Mr。   May    argued    with   her�察�

examined       her   reasons�察  �found   them�察  �in   his   opinion�察  �not   sufficient�察 �and 

prevailed with her to change her mind。 

     ;Drink   the   cup   to   the   dregs�察─  �he   said。 ;This   is   our   grief�察  �our   trial。 

None feel and know what we feel and know�察�and your youth is called to 

bear   a   burden   heavy   to   be   borne。  You   must   stand   beside   his   grave   as 

surely as I must commit him to it。; 

     Men will go far to look upon the coffin of one whose end happens to 

be mysterious or terrible。        The death of Sir Walter's son´in´law had made 

much      matter    for  the   newspapers�察     �and   not   only   Chadlands�察     �but   the 

countryside converged upon the naval funeral�察�lined the route to the grave�察�

and   crowded   the   little   burying   ground   where   the   dead   man   would   lie。 

Cameras pointed their eyes at the gun´carriage and the mourners behind it。 

The photographers worked for a sort of illustrated paper that tramples with 

a swine's hoofs and routs up with a swine's nose the matter its clients best 



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love     to  purchase。      Mary�察    �supported      by   her   father   and    her   cousin�察�

preserved a brave composure。              Indeed�察�she was less visibly moved than 

they。    It seemed that the ascetic parent of the dead had power to lift the 

widow   to   his   own   stern   self´control。     The   chaplain   of   Tom   May's   ship 

assisted   at   the   service�察  �but   Septimus   May   conducted   it。    Not   a   few   old 

messmates attended�察�for the sailor had been popular�察�and his unexpected 

death brought genuine grief   to   many  men。             Under   a   pile of   flowers   the 

coffin was carried to the grave。           Rare and precious blossoms came from 

Sir   Walter's   friends�察  �and   H。   M。   S。   Indomitable   sent   a   mighty   anchor   of 

purple   violets。   Mr。   May   read   the   service   without   a   tremor�察  �but   his   eyes 

blazed out of his lean head�察�and there lacked not other signs to indicate the 

depth of emotion he concealed。             Then the bluejackets who had drawn the 

gun´carriage fired a volley�察�and the rattle of their musketry echoed sharply 

from the church tower。 

     Upon the evening of the day that followed Septimus May resumed the 

subject concerning which he had already fitfully spoken。                   His ideas were 

now in order�察�and he brought a formidable argument to support a strange 

request。     Indeed�察  �it   amounted   to   a   demand�察  �and   for   a   time   it   seemed 

doubtful      whether     Sir  Walter     would    deny     him。    The     priest�察  �indeed�察�

declared that he could take no denial�察�and his host was thankful that other 

and stronger arguments than his own were at hand to argue the other side。 

For   Dr。   Mannering   stayed   at   the   manor   house   after   the   funeral�察  �and   the 

Rev。   Noel   Prodgers�察  �the   vicar   of   Chadlands�察  �a   distant   connection   of   the 

Lennoxes�察  �was   also   dining   there。      Until   now   Mannering   could   not   well 

speak�察�but he invited himself to dinner on the day after the funeral that he 

might press a course of action upon those who had suffered so severely。 

He wished Sir Walter to take his daughter away at once�察�for her health's 

sake�察�and while advancing this advice considered the elder also�察�for these 

things     had   upset    the   master    of   Chadlands      in  mind     and   body�察   �and 

Mannering was aware of it。 

     On   the   morrow   Peter   Hardcastle   would   arrive�察  �and   he   had   urgently 

directed that his coming should be in a private capacity�察�unknown to the 

local police or neighborhood。           Neither did he wish the staff of Chadlands 

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     An     official  examination       of  the   room   had     been   made     by   the  local 

constabulary�察�as upon the occasion of Nurse Forrester's death�察�but it was a 

perfunctory   matter�察  �and   those   responsible   for   it   understood   that   special 

attention would presently be paid to the problem by the supreme authority。 

     ;After   this   man   has   been   and   gone�察  �I   do   earnestly   beg   you   to   leave 

England   and   get   abroad�察  �Sir   Walter�察─  �said   Mannering。          ;I   think   it   your 

duty�察�not only for your girl's sake�察�but your own。                   Do not even wait for 

the report。      There is nothing to keep you�察�and I shall personally be very 

thankful and relieved if you will manage this and take Mary to some fresh 

scenes�察    �a  place    or  country   that    she   has   not   visited   before。     There     is 

nothing      like   an  entirely    novel    environment       for   distracting     the  mind�察�

bracing the nerves�察�and restoring tone。; 

     ;I must do my duty�察─�answered the other�察 �and that remains to be seen。 

If Hardcastle should find out anything�察�there may be a call upon me。                          At 

least�察�I cannot turn my back upon Chadlands till the mystery is threshed 

out to the bottom�察�as far as man can do it。; 

     It was then that Septimus May spoke and astounded his hearers。 

     ;You give me the opportunity to introduce my subject�察─�he said�察 �for it 

bears    directly   on    Sir  Walter's    intentions�察   �and    it  is  in  my   power�察�
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