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The Stapletons of Merripit House

           "ItalkedasifDr.Watsonwerearesidentinsteadofbeingmerelyavisitor,"saidshe. "Itcannotmuchmattertohimwhetheritisearlyorlatefortheorchids. Butyouwillcomeon,willyounot,andseeMerripitHouse?" 

           Ashortwalkbroughtustoit,ableakmoorlandhouse,oncethefarmofsomegrazierintheoldprosperousdays,butnowputintorepairandturnedintoamoderndwelling. Anorchardsurroundedit,butthetrees,asisusualuponthemoor,werestuntedandnipped,andtheeffectofthewholeplacewasmeanandmelancholy. Wewereadmittedbyastrange,wizened,rusty-coatedoldmanservant,whoseemedinkeepingwiththehouse. Inside,however,therewerelargeroomsfurnishedwithaneleganceinwhichIseemedtorecognizethetasteofthelady. AsIlookedfromtheirwindowsattheinterminablegranite-fleckedmoorrollingunbrokentothefarthesthorizonIcouldnotbutmarvelat whatcouldhavebroughtthishighlyeducatedmanandthisbeautifulwomantoliveinsuchaplace. 

           "Queerspottochoose,isitnot? "saidheasifinanswertomythought. "Andyetwemanagetomakeourselvesfairlyhappy,dowenot,Beryl?" 

           "Quitehappy,"saidshe,buttherewasnoringofconvictioninherwords. 

           "Ihadaschool,"saidStapleton."Itwasinthenorthcountry. Theworktoamanofmytemperamentwasmechanicalanduninteresting,buttheprivilegeoflivingwithyouth,ofhelpingtomouldthoseyoungminds, andofimpressingthemwithone’sowncharacterandideals,wasverydeartome. However,thefateswereagainstus. Aseriousepidemicbrokeoutintheschoolandthreeoftheboysdied. Itneverrecoveredfromtheblow,andmuchofmycapitalwasirretrievablyswallowedup. 

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