Готель з привидами

           Iwasthinkingofmyselfandmytroubleinquiteadifferentway,whenyoucamein.Iwaswonderingwhetheranythingwhichhassoentirelyfilledmyheart,andsoabsorbedallthatisbestandtruestinme,asmyfeelingforyourbrother,canreallypassawayasifithadneverexisted.Ihavedestroyedthelastvisiblethingsthatremindmeofhim.InthisworldIshallseehimnomore.Butisthetiethatonceboundus,completelybroken?AmIasentirelypartedfromthegoodandevilfortuneofhislifeasifwehadnevermetandneverloved?Whatdoyouthink,Henry?Icanhardlybelieveit.’

           ’Ifyoucouldbringtheretributiononhimthathehasdeserved,’HenryWestwickansweredsternly,’Imightbeinclinedtoagreewithyou.’

           Asthatreplypassedhislips,theoldnurseappearedagainatthedoor,announcinganothervisitor.

           ’I’msorrytodisturbyou,mydear.ButhereislittleMrs.Ferrariwantingtoknowwhenshemaysayafewwordstoyou.’

           AgnesturnedtoHenry,beforeshereplied.’YourememberEmilyBidwell,myfavouritepupilyearsagoatthevillageschool,andafterwardsmymaid?Sheleftme,tomarryanItaliancourier,namedFerrari—andIamafraidithasnotturnedoutverywell.Doyoumindmyhavingherinhereforaminuteortwo?’

           Henryrosetotakehisleave.’IshouldbegladtoseeEmilyagainatanyothertime,’hesaid.’ButitisbestthatIshouldgonow.Mymindisdisturbed,Agnes;Imightsaythingstoyou,ifIstayedhereanylonger,which—whicharebetternotsaidnow.