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II. A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding

           

           “YouhaditfromherlipsthatIhadNOTill-treatedher;andatthesametimeanotherhaditfromherlipsthatIHADill-treatedher?Mymotherwasnoimpulsivewomanwhochangedheropinioneveryhourwithoutreason.Howcanitbe,Venn,thatsheshouldhavetoldsuchdifferentstoriesinclosesuccession?”

           “Icannotsay.Itiscertainlyodd,whenshehadforgivenyou,andhadforgivenyourwife,andwasgoingtoseeyeonpurposetomakefriends.”

           “Iftherewasonethingwantingtobewildermeitwasthisincomprehensiblething!...Diggory,ifwe,whoremainalive,wereonlyallowedtoholdconversationwiththedead—justonce,abareminute,eventhroughascreenofironbars,aswithpersonsinprison—whatwemightlearn!Howmanywhonowridesmilingwouldhidetheirheads!Andthismystery—Ishouldthenbeatthebottomofitatonce.Butthegravehasforevershutherin;andhowshallitbefoundoutnow?”

           Noreplywasreturnedbyhiscompanion,sincenonecouldbegiven;andwhenVennleft,afewminuteslater,Clymhadpassedfromthedullnessofsorrowtothefluctuationofcarkingincertitude.

           Hecontinuedinthesamestatealltheafternoon.Abedwasmadeupforhiminthesamehousebyaneighbour,thathemightnothavetoreturnagainthenextday;andwhenheretiredtorestinthedesertedplaceitwasonlytoremainawakehourafterhourthinkingthesamethoughts.Howtodiscoverasolutiontothisriddleofdeathseemedaqueryofmoreimportancethanhighestproblemsoftheliving.

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