Отель с привидениями

           Mayyouhaveasgoodahusband,mydear,whenyourtimecomes!Inthemeanwhile,theonethingwantingnowtomakemyhappinesscomplete,istohaveyouandthedarlingchildrenwithus.MontbarryisjustasmiserablewithoutthemasIam—thoughhedoesn’tconfessitsofreely.Youwillhavenodifficultiestotroubleyou.Louiswilldeliverthesehurriedlines,andwilltakecareofyouonthejourneytoParis.Kissthechildrenformeathousandtimes—andnevermindtheireducationforthepresent!Packupinstantly,mydear,andIwillbefonderofyouthanever.Youraffectionatefriend,AdelaMontbarry.’

           Agnesfoldeduptheletter;and,feelingtheneedofcomposingherself,tookrefugeforafewminutesinherownroom.

           HerfirstnaturalsensationsofsurpriseandexcitementattheprospectofgoingtoVeniceweresucceededbyimpressionsofalessagreeablekind.WiththerecoveryofhercustomarycomposurecametheunwelcomeremembranceofthepartingwordsspokentoherbyMontbarry’swidow:—’Weshallmeetagain—hereinEngland,orthereinVenicewheremyhusbanddied—andmeetforthelasttime