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Chapter 25. The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office

           

           Whentheycametothewarm-baths,alltheotherpeoplebelongingtothatestablishmentwerelookingoutforthematthedoor,andrunningupanddownthepassages.‘Requesteverybodyelsetokeepback,ifyouplease,’saidthephysicianaloudtothemaster;‘anddoyoutakemestraighttotheplace,myfriend,’tothemessenger.

           Themessengerhurriedbeforehim,alongagroveoflittlerooms,andturningintooneattheendofthegrove,lookedroundthedoor.Physicianwascloseuponhim,andlookedroundthedoortoo.

           Therewasabathinthatcorner,fromwhichthewaterhadbeenhastilydrainedoff.Lyinginit,asinagraveorsarcophagus,withahurrieddraperyofsheetandblanketthrownacrossit,wasthebodyofaheavily-mademan,withanobtusehead,andcoarse,mean,commonfeatures.Asky-lighthadbeenopenedtoreleasethesteamwithwhichtheroomhadbeenfilled;butithung,condensedintowater-drops,heavilyuponthewalls,andheavilyuponthefaceandfigureinthebath.Theroomwasstillhot,andthemarbleofthebathstillwarm;butthefaceandfigurewereclammytothetouch.Thewhitemarbleatthebottomofthebathwasveinedwithadreadfulred.Ontheledgeattheside,wereanemptylaudanum-bottleandatortoise-shellhandledpenknife—soiled,butnotwithink.

           ‘Separationofjugularvein—deathrapid—beendeadatleasthalfanhour.

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