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Dellombra became a constant guest。 He was accomplished in pictures�察�
books�察�and music�察�and his society�察�in any grim palazzo�察�would have been
welcome。
I used to notice�察 �many times�察 �that mistress was not quite recovered。
She would cast down her eyes and droop her head�察 �before the Signor
Dellombra�察�or would look at him with a terrified and fascinated glance�察�as
if his presence had some evil influence or power upon her。 Turning from
her to him�察 �I used to see him in the shaded gardens�察 �or the large half´
lighted sala�察 �looking�察 �as I might say�察 �'fixedly upon her out of darkness。'
But�察�truly�察�I had not forgotten la bella Carolina's words describing the face
in the dream。
After his second visit I heard master say�此�
'Now�察�see�察�my dear Clara�察�it's over� �Dellombra has come and gone�察�
and your apprehension is broken like glass。'
'Will he ´ will he ever come again��' asked mistress。
'Again�拭 �Why�察 �surely�察 �over and over again� �Are you cold��' ��she
shivered��。
'No�察 �dear ´ but ´ he terrifies me�此�are you sure that he need come
again��'
'The surer for the question�察�Clara��' replied master�察�cheerfully。
But�察 �he was very hopeful of her complete recovery now�察 �and grew
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more and more so every day。 She was beautiful。 He was happy。
'All goes well�察�Baptista��' he would say to me again。
'Yes�察�signore�察�thank God�察�very well。'
We were all ��said the Genoese courier�察�constraining himself to speak a
little louder���察�we were all at Rome for the Carnival。 I had been out�察�all
day�察�with a Sicilian�察�a friend of mine�察�and a courier�察�who was there with an
English family。 As I returned at night to our hotel�察 �I met the little
Carolina�察�who never stirred from home alone�察�running distractedly along
the Corso。
'Carolina� �What's the matter��'
'O Baptista� �O�察�for the Lord's sake� �where is my mistress��'
'Mistress�察�Carolina��'
'Gone since morning ´ told me�察 �when master went out on his day's
journey�察 �not to call her�察 �for she was tired with not resting in the night
��having been in pain���察�and would lie in bed until the evening�察�then get up
refreshed。 She is gone� � she is gone� �Master has come back�察 �broken
down the door�察 �and she is gone� �My beautiful�察 �my good�察 �my innocent
mistress��'
The pretty little one so cried�察�and raved�察�and tore herself that I could
not have held her�察�but for her swooning on my arm as if she had been shot。
Master came up ´ in manner�察 �face�察 �or voice�察 �no more the master that I
knew�察�than I was he。 He took me ��I laid the little one upon her bed in the
hotel�察 �and left her with the chamber´women���察 �in a carriage�察 �furiously
through the darkness�察�across the desolate Campagna。 When it was day�察�
and we stopped at a miserable post´house�察�all the horses had been hired
twelve hours ago�察�and sent away in different directions。 Mark me� �by the
Signor Dellombra�察�who had passed there in a carriage�察�with a frightened
English lady crouching in one corner。
I never heard ��said the Genoese courier�察 �drawing a long breath�� that
she was ever traced beyond that spot。 All I know is�察�that she vanished
into infamous oblivion�察�with the dreaded face beside her that she had seen
in her dream。
'What do you call THAT��' said the German courier�察 �triumphantly。
'Ghosts� �There are no ghosts THERE� �What do you call this�察�that I am
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going to tell you�拭 �Ghosts� �There are no ghosts HERE��'
I took an engagement once ��pursued the German courier�� with an
English gentleman�察�elderly and a bachelor�察�to travel through my country�察�
my Fatherland。 He was a merchant who traded with my country and
knew the language�察�but who had never been there since he was a boy ´ as I
judge�察�some sixty years before。
His name was James�察�and he had a twin´brother John�察�also a bachelor。
Between these brothers there was a great affection。 They were in business
together�察�at Goodman's Fields�察�but they did not live together。 Mr。 James
dwelt in Poland Street�察 �turning out of Oxford Street�察 �London�察 �Mr。 John
resided by Epping Forest。
Mr。 James and I were to start for Germany in about a week。 The
exact day depended on business。 Mr。 John came to Poland Street ��where
I was staying in the house���察�to pass that week with Mr。 James。 But�察�he
said to his brother on the second day�察 �'I don't feel very well�察 �James。
There's not much the matter with me�察�but I think I am a little gouty。 I'll
go home and put myself under the care of my old housekeeper�察 �who
understands my ways。 If I get quite better�察 �I'll come back and see you
before you go。 If I don't feel well enough to resume my visit where I
leave it off�察�why YOU will come and see me before you go。' Mr。 James�察�
of course�察 �said he would�察 �and they shook hands ´ both hands�察 �as they
always did ´ and Mr。 John ordered out his old´fashioned chariot and
rumbled home。
It was on the second night after that ´ that is to say�察�the fourth in the
week ´ when I was awoke out of my sound sleep by Mr。 James coming
into my bedroom in his flannel´gown�察�with a lighted candle。 He sat upon
the side of my bed�察�and looking at me�察�said�此�
'Wilhelm�察�I have reason to think I have got some strange illness upon
me。'
I then perceived that there was a very unusual expression in his face。
'Wilhelm��' said he�察�'I am not afraid or ashamed to tell you what I might
be afraid or ashamed to tell another man。 You come from a sensible
country�察�where mysterious things are inquired into and are not settled to
have been weighed and measured ´ or to have been unweighable and
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unmeasurable ´ or in either case to have been completely disposed of�察�for
all time ´ ever so many years ago。 I have just now seen the phantom of
my brother。'
I confess ��said the German courier�� that it gave me a little tingling of
the blood to hear it。
'I have just now seen��' Mr。 James repeated�察�looking full at me�察�that I
might see how collected he was�察�'the phantom of my brother John。 I was
sitting up in bed�察�unable to sleep�察�when it came into my room�察�in a white
dress�察 �and regarding me earnestly�察 �passed up to the end of the room�察�
glanced at some papers on my writing´desk�察 �turned�察 �and�察 �still looking
earnestly at me as it passed the bed�察�went out at the door。 Now�察�I am not
in the least mad�察�and am not in the least disposed to invest that phantom
with any external existence out of myself。 I think it is a warning to me
that I am ill�察�and I think I had better be bled。'
I got out of bed directly ��said the German courier�� and began to get on
my clothes�察�begging him not to be alarmed�察�and telling him that I would go
myself to the doctor。 I was just ready�察�when we heard a loud knocking
and ringing at the street door。 My room being an attic at the back�察�and
Mr。 James's being the second´floor room in the front�察�we went down to his
room�察�and put up the window�察�to see what was the matter。
'Is that Mr。 James��' said a man below�察�falling back to the opposite side
of the way to look up。
'It is��' said Mr。 James�察�'and you are my brother's man�察�Robert。'
'Yes�察�Sir。 I am sorry to say�察�Sir�察�that Mr。 John is ill。 He is very bad�察�
Sir。 It is even feared that he may be lying at the point of death。 He
wants to see you�察�Sir。 I have a chaise here。 Pray come to him。 Pray
lose no time。'
Mr。 James and I looked at one another。 'Wilhelm��' said he�察 �'this is
strange。 I wish you to come with me��' I helped him to dress�察 �partly
there and partly in the chaise�察 �and no grass grew under the horses' iron
shoes between Poland Street and the Forest。
Now�察�mind� 。�said the German courier�� I went with Mr。 James into his
brother's room�察�and I saw and heard myself what follows。
His brother lay upon his bed�察�at the upper end of a long bed´ chamber。
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His old housekeeper was there�察 �and others were there�此 �I think three
others were there�察�if not four�察�and they had been with him since early in
the afternoon。 He was in white�察�like the figure ´ necessarily so�察�because
he had his night´dress on。 He looked like the figure ´ necessarily so�察�
because he looked earnestly at his brother when he saw him come into t
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