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color at the touch of the sun。 

     On a chair beside the bed stood an extinguished candle�察�Tom's watch�察�

and Henry's revolver。        The sailor's dressing´gown was still folded where 



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he had placed it�察�his rug was at the foot of the bed。 He himself knelt in the 

recess at the open window upon the settee that ran beneath。                   His position 

was   natural�察  �one   arm   held   the   window´ledge   and   steadied   him�察  �and   his 

back was turned to Sir Walter and Travers�察�who first entered the room。 

     Henry   held   Mary   back   and   implored   her   to   wait   a   moment�察  �but   she 

shook off his hand and followed her father。 

     Sir Walter   it   was   who   approached Tom  and   grasped his   arm。            In   so 

doing   he   disturbed   the   balance   of   the   body�察  �which   fell   back   and   was 

caught by the two men。           Its weight bore Ernest Travers to the ground�察�but 

Henry was in time to save both the quick and the dead。 For Tom May had 

expired   many   hours   before。        His   face   was   of   an   ivory   whiteness�察  �his 

mouth   closed。      No   sign   of   fear�察  �but   rather   a   profound   astonishment   sat 

upon   his   features。    His   eyes   were   opened   and   dim。      In   them�察  �too�察  �was 

frozen a sort of speechless amazement。 How long he had been dead they 

knew not�察�but none were in doubt of the fact。               His wife�察�too�察�perceived it。 

She went to where he now lay�察�put her arms around his neck�察�and fainted。 

     Others   were   moving   outside�察  �and   the   murmur   of   voices   reached   the 

Grey     Room。      It   was   one    of  those   tragic   situations    when     everybody 

desires to be of service�察�and when well´meaning and small´minded people 

are often hurt unintentionally and never forget it�察�putting fancied affronts 

before the incidents that caused them。 

     The man lay dead and his wife unconscious upon his body。 

     Sir   Walter   rose   to   the   occasion   as   best   he   might�察  �issued   orders�察  �and 

begged all who heard him to obey without question。                     He and his friend 

Travers lifted   Mary  and carried   her   to her   room。         It   was her nursery  of 

old。    Here they put her on her bed�察�and sent Caunter for Mrs。 Travers and 

Mary's old servant�察�Jane Bond。             She had recovered consciousness before 

the women reached her。            Then they returned to the dead�察�and the master 

of Chadlands urged those standing on the stairs and in the corridor to go 

back to their breakfast and their duties。 

     ;You   can   do   no   good�察─  �he   said。  ;I   will   only   ask   Vane   to   help   us。; 

Fayre´Michell spoke�察�while the colonel came forward。 

     ;Forgive   me�察  �Sir   Walter�察  �but   if   it   is   anything   psychical�察  �I   ask�察  �as   a 

member´; 



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     ;For Heaven's sake do as I wish�察─�returned the other。                    ;My      son´in´ 

law is dead。       What more there is to know�察�you'll hear later。 I want Vane�察�

because   he   is   a   powerful   man   and   can   help   Henry   and   my   butler。      We 

have to carry ´; 

     He broke off。 

     ;Dead� ─�gasped the visitor。 

     Then he hastened downstairs。              Presently they lifted the sailor among 

them�察 �and   got   him  to   his   own   room。      They  could   not   dispose   him  in   a 

comely position ´ a fact that specially troubled Sir Walter ´ and Masters 

doubted not that the doctor would be able to do it。 

     Henry      Lennox     started   as  swiffly   as   possible    for   the  house     of  the 

physician�察  �four   miles   off。     He   took   a   small   motor´car�察  �did   the   journey 

along     empty     roads    in  twelve    minutes�察    �and   was    back    again   with    Dr。 

Mannering in less than half an hour。 

     The   people�察  �whose   visit   of   pleasure   was   thus   painfully   brought   to   a 

close�察�moved about whispering on the terrace。                  They had as yet heard no 

details�察  �and   were   considering   whether   it   would   be   possible   to   get   off   at 

once�察�or necessary to wait until the morrow。 

     Their   natural   desire   was   to   depart�察  �since   they   could   not   be   of   any 

service   to   the   stricken   household�察  �but   no   facilities   existed   on   Sunday。 

They walked about   in little groups。             One  or two�察�desiring   to smoke but 

feeling that to do so would appear callous�察�descended into the seclusion of 

the   garden。      Then   Ernest   Travers   joined   them。   He   was   important�察  �but 

could only tell them that May had disobeyed his father´in´law�察�slept in the 

Grey Room�察�and   died there。            He gave   them details and   declared that in 

his opinion it would be unseemly to attempt to leave until the following 

day。 

     ;Sir Walter would feel it�察─�he said。            ;He is bearing up well。          He will 

lunch   with   us。     My   wife   tells   me   that   Mary�察  �Mrs。   May�察  �is   very   sadly。 

That   is   natural´an   awful   blow。      I   find   myself   incapable   of   grasping   it。 

To think of so much boyish good spirits and such vitality extinguished in 

this way。; 

     ;Can     we    do  anything     on   earth   for   them�拭─   �asked    Millicent     Fayre´ 

Michell。      ;Nothing ´ nothing。          If I may advise�察�I think we had all better 



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go to church。       By so doing we get out of the way for a time and please 

dear Sir Walter。      I shall certainly go。; 

     They     greeted     the   suggestion     ´   indeed�察   �clutched     at  it。   Their 

bewildered   minds   welcomed   action。          They   were   hushed   and   perturbed。 

Death�察  �crashing   in   upon   them   thus�察  �left   them   more   than   uncomfortable。 

Some�察�at the bottom of their souls�察�felt almost indignant that an event so 

horrible should have disturbed the level tenor of their lives。               They shared 

the most profound sympathy  for   the   sufferers   as   well   as   for themselves。 

Some discovered that their own physical bodies were upset�察�too�察�and felt 

surprised at the depth of their emotions。 

     ;It   isn't   as   if   it   were   natural�察─  �Felix   Fayre´Michell   persisted。   ;Don't 

imagine that for a moment。; 

     ;It's   too   creepy   ´   I   can't   believe   it�察─  �declared   his   niece。 She   was 

incapable of suffering much for anybody�察�and her excitement had a flavour 

not wholly bitter。      She saw herself describing these events at other house 

parties。    It would be unfair to say that she was enjoying herself�察�still she 

knew nobody at Chadlands very well�察�it was her first visit�察�and adventures 

are�察�after all�察�adventures。 Her uncle discussed the psychic significance of 

the tragedy�察�and gave instances of similar events。              One or two listened to 

him for lack of anything better to do。            There was a general sensation of 

blankness。      They were all thrown。         Life had let them down。          Under the 

circumstances�察�to most of them it seemed an excellent idea to go to church。 

Vane joined them presently。           He was able to give them many details and 

excite   their   interest。   They   crowded   round   him�察  �and   he   spoke   nakedly。 

Death was nothing to him ´ he had seen so much。                  They heard the motor 

return with Dr。 Mannering。 

     ;We're     so  out  of  it�察─ �said  Mr。   Miles    Handford�察    �a  stout  man    from 

Yorkshire ´ a wealthy landowner and sportsman。 

     He was unaccustomed to be out of anything in his environment�察�and he 

showed actual irritation。 

     ;Thank   Heaven   we   are�察  �I   should   think� ─  �answered   another�察  �and   the 

first speaker frowned at him。 

     Ernest Travers joined them presently。            He had put on a black tie and 

wore black gloves and a silk hat。 



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     ;If you accompany me�察─�he said�察 �I can show you the short way by a 

field path。     It   cuts   off  half a  mile。  I  have   told   Sir Walter  we  all   go to 

church�察�and he asked me if we would like the motors�察�but I felt�察�the day 

being fine�察�you would agree with me that we might walk。                     He is terribly 

crushed�察�but taking it like the man he is。; 

     Miles   Handford   and   Fayre´Michell   followed   the   church   party   in   the 

rear�察�and relieved their minds by criticizing Mr。 Travers。 

     ;Officious ass� ─�said the stout man。            ;A typical touch that black tie� �

A   decent´minded   person   would   have   felt   this   appalling   tragedy   far   too 

much to think of such a trifle。         I hope I shall never see the brute again。; 

     ;It   seems   too   grotesque   marching   to   church   like   a   lot   of   children�察�

because he tells us to do so�察─�murmured Fayre´Michell。 

     ;I don't want to go。        I only want distraction。        In fact�察�I don't think I 

shall go�察─�added Mr。 Handford。            But a woman urged him to do so。 

     ;Sir Walter would like it�察─�she said。 

     ;It's   all  very    sad    and   very    exasperating      indeed�察─   �declared     the 

Yorkshireman�察 �and it shows�察�if that wanted showing�察�that there's far�察�far 

less consideration among young men for their elders than there used to be 

in my young days。         If my father´in´law had told me not to do a thing�察�the 

very wish to do it woul
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