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The Other Side of the Wall
"Howcouldamanonthevergeofbrainfeverjudgesanely!"
Carrisfordshookhisdroopinghead.
"AndwhenIreturnedtoconsciousnesspoorCrewewasdead—andburied.AndIseemedtoremembernothing.Ididnotrememberthechildformonthsandmonths.EvenwhenIbegantorecallherexistenceeverythingseemedinasortofhaze."
Hestoppedamomentandrubbedhisforehead."ItsometimesseemssonowwhenItrytoremember.SurelyImustsometimehaveheardCrewespeakoftheschoolshewassentto.Don’tyouthinkso?"
"Hemightnothavespokenofitdefinitely.Youneverseemeventohaveheardherrealname."
"Heusedtocallherbyanoddpetnamehehadinvented.Hecalledherhis’LittleMissus.’Butthewretchedminesdroveeverythingelseoutofourheads.Wetalkedofnothingelse.Ifhespokeoftheschool,Iforgot—Iforgot.AndnowIshallneverremember."
"Come,come,"saidCarmichael."Weshallfindheryet.WewillcontinuetosearchforMadamePascal’sgood-naturedRussians.SheseemedtohaveavagueideathattheylivedinMoscow.Wewilltakethatasaclue.IwillgotoMoscow."
"IfIwereabletotravel,Iwouldgowithyou,"saidCarrisford;"butIcanonlysitherewrappedinfursandstareatthefire.AndwhenIlookintoitIseemtoseeCrewe’sgayyoungfacegazingbackatme.Helooksasifhewereaskingmeaquestion.SometimesIdreamofhimatnight,andhealwaysstandsbeforemeandasksthesamequestioninwords.Canyouguesswhathesays,Carmichael?"
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