Chapter IX

           

           "Thisisaterriblething,"hesaid,themomentwegotoutintothestreet.

           Irealisedthathehadcomeawaywithmeinordertodiscussoncemorewhathehadbeenalreadydiscussingforhourswithhissister-in-law.

           "Wedon’tknowwhothewomanis,youknow,"hesaid."Allweknowisthattheblackguard’sgonetoParis."

           "Ithoughttheygotonsowell."

           "Sotheydid.Why,justbeforeyoucameinAmysaidthey’dneverhadaquarrelinthewholeoftheirmarriedlife.YouknowAmy.Thereneverwasabetterwomanintheworld."

           Sincetheseconfidenceswerethrustonme,Isawnoharminaskingafewquestions.

           "Butdoyoumeantosayshesuspectednothing?"

           "Nothing.HespentAugustwithherandthechildreninNorfolk.Hewasjustthesameashe’dalwaysbeen.Wewentdownfortwoorthreedays,mywifeandI,andIplayedgolfwithhim.HecamebacktotowninSeptembertolethispartnergoaway,andAmystayedoninthecountry.They’dtakenahouseforsixweeks,andattheendofhertenancyshewrotetotellhimonwhichdayshewasarrivinginLondon.HeansweredfromParis.Hesaidhe’dmadeuphismindnottolivewithheranymore."

           "Whatexplanationdidhegive?"

           "Mydearfellow,hegavenoexplanation.I’veseentheletter.Itwasn’tmorethantenlines."

           "Butthat’sextraordinary."

           Wehappenedthentocrossthestreet,andthetrafficpreventedusfromspeaking.WhatColonelMacAndrewhadtoldmeseemedveryimprobable,andIsuspectedthatMrs.Strickland,forreasonsofherown,hadconcealedfromhimsomepartofthefacts

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