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Chapter 36

           Ilookedaskanceatmydeadwifeshe,whowithasuperhumandyingefforthaddeclaredherselftobeyetalivewho,insomeimaginablestrangewayhadseeminglywrittenafterdeath,inafranticdesiretomakesomeappallingdeclarationwhichneverthelessremainedundeclared.TherigidfigureofthecorpsehadnowrealterrorsformeIdarednottouchitIscarcelydaredlookatit,...insomediminscrutablefashionIfeltasif"scarletwings"environedit,beatingmedown,yetpressingmeonmetoo,inmyturn!Withthemanuscriptgatheredcloseinmyhand,Ibentnervouslyforwardtoblowoutthewaxlightsonthetoilettable,...IsawonthefloorthehandkerchiefodorouswiththeFrenchperfumethedeadwomanhadwrittenofIpickeditupandplaceditnearherwhereshesat,grinninghideouslyatherownmirroredghastliness.TheflashofthejewelledserpentroundherwaistcaughtmyeyesanewasIdidthis,andIstaredforamomentatitsgreenglitter,dumblyfascinatedthen,movingstealthily,withthecoldsweatpouringdownmybackandeverypulseinmerenderedfeeblebysheerhorror,Iturnedtoleavetheroom

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