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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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