Отель с привидениями

Chapter XXIII

           SofarasIcansee,suchsenseasshestillpossessesseemstobeentirelyabsorbedinoneabsurdidea—theideaofwritingaplayforFrancistobringoutathistheatre.Headmitsthatheencouragedhertohopeshemightgetmoneyinthisway.Ithinkhedidwrong.Don’tyouagreewithme?’

           Withoutheedingthequestion,Agnesroseabruptlyfromherchair.

           ’Domeonemorekindness,Henry,’shesaid.’TakemetotheCountessatonce.’

           Henryhesitated.’Areyoucomposedenoughtoseeher,aftertheshockthatyouhavesuffered?’heasked.

           Shetrembled,theflushonherfacediedaway,andleftitdeadlypale.Butsheheldtoherresolution.’YouhaveheardofwhatIsawlastnight?’shesaidfaintly.

           ’Don’tspeakofit!’Henryinterposed.’Don’tuselesslyagitateyourself.’

           ’Imustspeak!Mymindisfullofhorridquestionsaboutit.IknowIcan’tidentifyit—andyetIaskmyselfoverandoveragain,inwhoselikenessdiditappear?WasitinthelikenessofFerrari?orwasit—?’shestopped,shuddering.’TheCountessknows,ImustseetheCountess!’sheresumedvehemently.’Whethermycouragefailsmeornot,Imustmaketheattempt.TakemetoherbeforeIhavetimetofeelafraidofit!’

           Henrylookedatheranxiously.’Ifyouarereallysureofyourownresolution,’hesaid,’Iagreewithyou—thesooneryouseeherthebetter.Yourememberhowstrangelyshetalkedofyourinfluenceoverher,whensheforcedherwayintoyourroominLondon?’

           ’Irememberitperfectly.Whydoyouask?’

           ’Forthisreason.

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