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Chapter 33

           Don’tdelayamoment—MissClarewouldnothavetakenituponherselftosendthismessage,unlesstherehadbeenseriouscause."

           "Whatdoyouthink—whatdoyousuppose——"Ibegan.

           Hestoppedmebyaslightimperativegesture.

           "Ithinknothing—Isupposenothing.Ionlyurgeyoutostartimmediately.Come!"

           AndalmostbeforeIrealizedit,hehadtakenmewithhimoutintothehalloftheclub,wherehehelpedmeonwithmycoat,gavememyhat,andsentforacabtotakemetotherailwaystation.Wescarcelyexchangedfarewells—stupefiedwiththesuddennessoftheunexpectedsummonsbacktothehomeIhadleftinthemorning,asIthought,forever,IhardlyknewwhatIwasdoingorwhereIwasgoing,tillIfoundmyselfaloneinthetrain,returningtoWarwickshireasfastassteamwouldbearme,withthegloomofthedeepeningduskaroundme,andsuchafearandhorroratmyheartasIdarednotthinkofordefine.Whatwasthe‘somethingalarming’thathadhappened?HowwasitthatMavisClarehadtelegraphedtome?These,andendlessotherquestionstormentedmybrain—andIwasafraidtosuggestanswerstoanyofthem.WhenIarrivedatthefamiliarstation,therewasnoonewaitingtoreceiveme,soIhiredafly,andwasdrivenuptomyownhousejustastheshorteveningdeepenedintonight.Alowautumnalwindwassighingrestlesslyamongthetreeslikeawanderingsoulintorment;notastarshoneintheblackdepthsofthesky

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