Отель с привидениями

           Bearallthesestatementsinmind,Agnes;andhowcanyoudenythatthequestionofMontbarry’sdeathandburialisaquestionsetatrest?Wehavereallybutonedoubtleft:wehavestilltoaskourselveswhethertheremainswhichIdiscoveredaretheremainsofthelostcourier,ornot.Thereisthecase,asIunderstandit.HaveIstateditfairly?’

           Agnescouldnotdenythathehadstateditfairly.

           "ThenwhatpreventsyoufromexperiencingthesamesenseofreliefthatIfeel?’Henryasked.

           ’WhatIsawlastnightpreventsme,’Agnesanswered.’Whenwespokeofthissubject,afterourinquirieswereover,youreproachedmewithtakingwhatyoucalledthesuperstitiousview.Idon’tquiteadmitthat—butIdoacknowledgethatIshouldfindthesuperstitiousviewintelligibleifIhearditexpressedbysomeotherperson.RememberingwhatyourbrotherandIonceweretoeachotherinthebygonetime,Icanunderstandtheapparitionmakingitselfvisibletome,toclaimthemercyofChristianburial,andthevengeanceduetoacrime.Icanevenperceivesomefaintpossibilityoftruthintheexplanationwhichyoudescribedasthemesmerictheory—thatwhatIsawmightbetheresultofmagneticinfluencecommunicatedtome,asIlaybetweentheremainsofthemurderedhusbandabovemeandtheguiltywifesufferingthetorturesofremorseatmybedside.