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The Yellow Face

           

           "‘Iwilltrustyouononecondition,andononeconditiononly,"saidIatlast.‘Itisthatthismysterycomestoanendfromnow.Youareatlibertytopreserveyoursecret,butyoumustpromisemethatthereshallbenomorenightlyvisits,nomoredoingswhicharekeptfrommyknowledge.Iamwillingtoforgetthosewhicharepastifyouwillpromisethatthereshallbenomoreinthefuture.’

           "‘Iwassurethatyouwouldtrustme,"shecriedwithagreatsighofrelief.‘Itshallbejustasyouwish.Comeawayoh,comeawayuptothehouse.’

           "Stillpullingatmysleeve,sheledmeawayfromthecottage.AswewentIglancedback,andtherewasthatyellowlividfacewatchingusoutoftheupperwindow.Whatlinkcouldtherebebetweenthatcreatureandmywife?Orhowcouldthecoarse,roughwomanwhomIhadseenthedaybeforebeconnectedwithher?Itwasastrangepuzzle,andyetIknewthatmymindcouldneverknoweaseagainuntilIhadsolvedit.

           "FortwodaysafterthisIstayedathome,andmywifeappearedtoabideloyallybyourengagement,for,asfarasIknow,sheneverstirredoutofthehouse.Onthethirddayhowever,Ihadampleevidencethathersolemnpromisewasnotenoughtoholdherbackfromthissecretinfluencewhichdrewherawayfromherhusbandandherduty.

           "Ihadgoneintotownonthatday,butIreturnedbythe2:40insteadofthe3:36,whichismyusualtrain.

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