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The Musgrave Ritual

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           "ι"Onlyaweek,sir?"hecriedinadespairingvoice."Afortnightsayatleastafortnight!"

           "ι"Aweek,"Irepeated,"andyoumayconsideryourselftohavebeenverylenientlydealtwith."

           "‘Hecreptaway,hisfacesunkuponhisbreast,likeabrokenman,whileIputoutthelightandreturnedtomyroom.

           "‘FortwodaysafterthisBruntonwasmostassiduousinhisattentiontohisduties.Imadenoallusiontowhathadpassedandwaitedwithsomecuriositytoseehowhewouldcoverhisdisgrace.Onthethirdmorning,however,hedidnotappear,aswashiscustom,afterbreakfasttoreceivemyinstructionsfortheday.AsIleftthedining-roomIhappenedtomeetRachelHowells,themaid.IhavetoldyouthatshehadonlyrecentlyrecoveredfromanillnessandwaslookingsowretchedlypaleandwanthatIremonstratedwithherforbeingatwork.

           "ι"Youshouldbeinbed,"Isaid."Comebacktoyourdutieswhenyouarestronger."

           "‘ShelookedatmewithsostrangeanexpressionthatIbegantosuspectthatherbrainwasaffected.

           "ι"Iamstrongenough,Mr.Musgrave,"saidshe.

           "ι"Wewillseewhatthedoctorsays,"Ianswered."Youmuststopworknow,andwhenyougodownstairsjustsaythatIwishtoseeBrunton."

           "ι"Thebutlerisgone,"saidshe.

           "ι"Gone!Gonewhere?"

           "ι"Heisgone.Noonehasseenhim.Heisnotinhisroom.

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