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deceived。      Have not men been buried alive�拭�Tom's father at this moment 

might be restored to life�察�if we only knew how to act。; 

     ;Then ´ ; she said�察�with horrified eyes�察�and stopped。 

     He saw what he had done。 

     ;God   forgive     me�   �No�察   �no�察  �not  that�察 �Mary�    �It's  all  madness     and 

moonshine�       �This is delirium�察�it will kill me�       �Don't think I believe them�察�

any more than Mannering did�察�or Henry did。              Henry has seen much death�察�

he could not have been deceived。           Tom was dead�察�and your heart told you 

he   was   dead。    One   cannot   truly   make   any   mistake   in   the   presence   of 

death�察�I know that。; 

     Mary     was   marvellously      restrained�察  �despite    the  fact  that   she  had 

received this appalling blow and vividly suffered all that it implied。 

     ;I will try to put it out of my mind�察�father�察─�she said quietly。 ;But if Mr。 

Hardcastle is alive�察�I shall go mad� ─�

     ;He is not。     Mannering was positive。; 

     ;Nevertheless�察�he may be。         And if he is�察�then Mr。 May probably is。; 

     ;Grotesque�察�horrible�察�worse than death even�              �Keep your mind away 

from it�察�my darling�察�for the love of God� ─�

     ;Who knows what we can suffer till we are called to find out�拭                 �No�察�I 

shall not go mad。       But I must know to´day。          I cannot eat or sleep until I 

know。     I shall not live long if they don't tell me quickly。; 

     Her father trembled and grew very white。 

     ;This is the worst of all�察─�he said。       ;These things will leave a burning 

brand。     I am ruined by them�察�and my life thrown down。               I�察�that thought I 

was strong�察�prove so weak that I can forget my own daughter�察�and out of 



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cowardly   misery   speak   of   a   thing   she   should   never   have   known。        You 

have   your   revenge�察  �Mary�察  �for   I   shall   go   a   broken   man   from   this   hour。 

Nothing   can   ever   be   the   same   again。   My   self´respect   is   gone。    I   could 

have endured everything else ´ the things that I dreaded。                All I could have 

suffered and survived�察�but to have forgotten and stabbed you ´ ; 

     ;Don't�察�don't ´ come ´ we have got each other�察�father ´ we have still got 

each other。      The dead understand everything。               Who else   matters�拭       �Go 

to   your   room�察  �and   let   your   dear   mind   rest。   I   am   not   suffering。    We 

cannot alter the past�察�and who would wish it�察�if they believe in eternal life�拭�

I would not call Tom back if I had the power to do so。                Be sure of that。; 

     She spoke comfortable words to him�察�and supported him to his room。 

She knew the police would soon arrive�察�and though they could not report 

concerning   the   life�察  �or   death�察  �of   Peter   Hardcastle�察  �she   doubted   not   that 

definite   information       relating   to  him   must    come    to  Chadlands      quickly。 

Upon that another life might hang。              Yet�察�when the medical man arrived 

from Newton�察�he could only say that Septimus May was dead。                        He was a 

friend   of   Mannering�察  �and   knew   the   London   opinion�察  �that   this   form   of 

apparent death might in reality conceal latent possibilities of resuscitation�察�

but   he   spoke   with   absolute   certainty。    He   was   old�察  �and   had   nearly   fifty 

years of professional experience behind him。 

     ;The man is dead�察�or I never saw death�察─�he declared。                  ;By a hundred 

independent       evidences     we   can    be  positive。    Post´mortem        stains   have 

already appeared�察 �and   were they  ever  known  on a  living   body�拭                �Of  the 

others who died in this room I know nothing personally�察�but here is death�察�

and in twenty´four hours the fact will be plain to the perception of an idiot。 

What   has   happened   is   this�此  �the   London   police   have   heard   of   a   famous�察�

recent German case mentioned in 'Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschraft' 

´ an astonishing thing。         A woman�察�who had taken morphine and barbital�察�

was   found   apparently  dead   after   a night's   exposure in some   lonely  spot。 

There were no reflexes�察�no pulse�察�no respiration or heart´beat。 Yet she was 

alive    ´  existing   without    oxygen     ´  an  impossibility     as   we   had   always 

supposed。       Seeing   no   actual   evidence   of   death�察  �the   physicians   injected 

camphor and caffein and took other restorative steps�察�with the result that in 

an    hour   the   woman     breathed     again�   �Twenty´four      hours    later  she   was 



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conscious and able to speak。            It is assumed that the poison and the cold 

night   air   together   had   paralyzed   her   vasomotor   nerves   and   reduced   her 

body   to   a   state   akin   to   hibernation�察  �wherein   physical   needs   are   at   their 

minimum。         That    case   has   doubtless     awakened      these    suspicions�察   �and 

having regard to them�察�we will keep the poor gentleman in a warm room 

and proceed with the classical means for restoring respiration。; 

     The doctor was thus engaged when four men reached Chadlands after 

their   nightly   journey。     They   were   detective   officers   of   wide   reputation�察�

and    their   chief   ´  a  grey´haired     man    with   a  round�察   �amiable    face   and 

impersonal manner ´ listened to the events that had followed upon Peter 

Hardcastle's arrival and departure。 

     Sir Walter himself narrated the incidents�察�and perceiving his excitation�察�

Inspector Frith assumed the gentlest and most forbearing attitude that he 

knew。 

     The police had come in a fighting humor。                They arrived without any 

preconceived ideas or plan of action�察�but they were in bitter earnest�察�and 

knew      that  a   great   body    of   public   opinion     lay   behind    them。     That 

Hardcastle�察  �who   had   won   such   credit   for   his   department   and   earned   the 

applause   of   two   continents�察  �should   have   thus   been   lost�察  �in   a   manner   so 

mean   and   futile�察  �exasperated   not   only   his   personal   colleagues�察  �but   the 

larger public interested in his picturesque successes and achievements。 

     The new arrivals felt little doubt that their colleague was indeed dead�察�

nor�察  �when     they   heard    of  the  last  catastrophe�察    �and   presently    stood    by 

Septimus May�察�could they feel the most shadowy suspicion that life might 

be restored to him。        Sir Walter found his nerve steadied on the arrival of 

these   men。     Indeed�察  �by   comparison   with   other   trials�察  �the   ordeal   b
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