Готель з привидами

           Youhavestilltobringmetothedayofdiscovery,andtothepunishmentthatismydoom.Weshallmeetagain—hereinEngland,orthereinVenicewheremyhusbanddied—andmeetforthelasttime.’

           Inspiteofherbettersense,inspiteofhernaturalsuperioritytosuperstitionsofallkinds,Agneswasimpressedbytheterribleearnestnesswithwhichthosewordswerespoken.SheturnedpaleasshelookedatHenry.’Doyouunderstandher?’sheasked.

           ’Nothingiseasierthantounderstandher,’herepliedcontemptuously.’SheknowswhathasbecomeofFerrari;andsheisconfusingyouinacloudofnonsense,becauseshedaren’townthetruth.Lethergo!’

           Ifadoghadbeenunderoneofthechairs,andhadbarked,LadyMontbarrycouldnothaveproceededmoreimpenetrablywiththelastwordsshehadtosaytoAgnes.

           ’AdviseyourinterestingMrs.Ferraritowaitalittlelonger,’shesaid.’Youwillknowwhathasbecomeofherhusband,andyouwilltellher.Therewillbenothingtoalarmyou.Sometriflingeventwillbringustogetherthenexttime—astrifling,Idaresay,astheengagementofFerrari.Sadnonsense,Mr.Westwick,isitnot?Butyoumakeallowancesforwomen;wealltalknonsense.Goodmorning,MissLockwood.’

           Sheopenedthedoor—suddenly,asifshewasafraidofbeingcalledbackforthesecondtime—andleftthem.