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;And I was so troubled�察�because I thought he had been called back to
his ship� ─�she said。
;He's called to a better place than a ship�察�dear love�察─�sobbed Jane。
After they left her�察�Sir Walter and Dr。 Mannering had entered the Grey
Room for a moment and�察�standing there�察�spoke together。
;I have a strange consciousness that I am living over the past again�察─�
declared the physician。 ;Things were just so when that poor woman�察�
Nurse Forrester ´ you remember。;
;Yes。 I felt the same when Caunter was breaking open the door。 I
faced the worst from the beginning�察�for the moment I heard what he had
done�察 �I somehow knew that my unfortunate son´in´law was dead。 I
directly negatived his suggestion last night�察 �and never dreamed that he
would have gone on with it when he knew my wish。;
;Doubtless he did not realize how much in earnest you were on the
subject。 This may well prove as impossible to understand as the nurse's
death。 I do not say it will�察 �but I suspect it will。 A perfectly healthy
creature cut off in a moment and nothing to show us why ´ absolutely
nothing。;
;A death without a cause ´ a negation of science surely�拭─�
;There is a cause�察�but I do not think this dreadful tragedy will reveal
it�察─�answered the doctor。 ;I pray it may�察�however�察�for all our sakes�察─�he
continued。 ;It is impossible to say how deeply I feel this for her�察�but also
for you�察�and myself�察�too。 He was one of the best�察�a good sportsman and a
good man。;
;And a great loss to the Service�察─ �added Sir Walter。 ;I have not
considered all this means yet。 My thoughts are centred on Mary。;
;You must let me spare you all I can�察 �my friend。 There will be an
inquest�察 �of course�察 �and an inquiry。 Also a post´mortem。 Shall I
communicate with Dr。 Mordred to´day�察�or would you prefer that somebody
else ´;
;Somebody else。 The most famous man you know。 From no
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disrespect to Dr。 Mordred�察 �or to you�察�Mannering。 You understand that。
But I should like an independent examination by some great authority�察�
some one who knew nothing of the former case。 This is an appalling
thing to happen。 I don't know where to begin thinking。;
;Do not put too great a strain upon yourself。 Leave it to those who
will come to the matter with all their wits and without your personal
sorrow。 An independent inquirer is certainly best�察�one who�察�as you say�察�
knows nothing about the former case。''
;I don't know where to begin thinking�察─�repeated the other。 ;Such a
thing upsets one's preconceived opinions。 I had always regarded my
aversion to this room as a human weakness ´ a thing to be conquered。
Look round you。 Would it be possible to imagine an apartment with less
of evil suggestion�拭─�
The other made a perfunctory examination�察 �went into every corner�察�
tapped the walls and stared at the ceiling。 The clean morning light
showed its intricate pattern of interwoven circles converging from the
walls to the centre�察�and so creating a sense of a lofty dome instead of a flat
surface。 In the centre was a boss of a conventional lily flower opening its
petals。
;The room should not be touched till after the inquest�察�I think。 Indeed�察�
if I may advise�察�you will do well to leave it just as it is for the police to
see。;
;They will want to see it�察�I imagine�拭─�
;Unless you commumcate direct with Scotland Yard�察�ask for a special
inquiry�察�and beg that the local men are not employed。 There is reason in
that�察�for it is quite certain that nobody here would be of any greater use to
you than they were before。;
;Act for me then�察�please。 Explain that money is no object�察�and ask
them to send the most accomplished and experienced men in the service。
But they are only concerned with crime。 This may be outside their
scope。;
;We cannot say as to that。 We cannot even assert that this is not a
crime。 We know nothing。;
;A crime needs a criminal�察�Mannering。;
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;That is so�察 �but what would be criminal�察 �if human agency were
responsible for it�察�might�察�nevertheless�察�be the work of forces to which the
word criminal cannot be applied。;
Sir Walter stared at him。
;Is it possible you suggest a supernatural cause for this�拭─�
The doctor shook his head。
;Emphatically not�察�though I am not a materialist�察�as you are aware。 My
generation of practitioners has little difficulty in reconciling our creed with
our cult�察�though few of the younger men are able to do so�察�I admit。 But
science is science�察 �and not for a moment do I imagine anything
supernatural here。 I think�察�however�察�there are unconscious forces at work�察�
and those responsible for setting those forces in action would be criminals
without a doubt�察�if they knew what they were doing。 The man who fires
a rifle at an animal�察�if he hits and kills it�察�is the destroyer�察�though he may
operate from half a mile away。 On the other hand�察 �the agents may be
unconscious of what they are doing。;
'There is no human being in this house for whom I would not answer。;
; I know it。 We beat the wind。 It will be time enough to consider
presently。 Indeed�察�I should rather that you strove to relieve your mind of
the problem。 You have enough to do without that。 Leave it to those
professionally trained in such mysteries。 If a man is responsible for this
atrocious thing�察 �then it should be within the reach of man's wits to find
him。 We failed before�察�but this time no casual examination of this place�察�
or the antecedents of your son´in´law's life�察�will serve the purpose。 We
must go to the bottom�察�or�察�rather�察�skilled minds�察�trained to do so�察�must go
to the bottom。 They will approach the subject from a different angle。
They will come unprejudiced and unperturbed。 If there has been foul
play�察�they will find it out。 In my opinion it is incredible that they will be
baffled。;
;The best men engaged in such work must come to help us。 I cannot
bring myself to believe the room is haunted�察�and that this is the operation
of an evil force outside Nature�察 �yet permitted by the Creator to destroy
human life。 The idea is too horrible ´ it revolts me�察�Mannering。;
;Well�察 �it may do so。 Banish any such irrational thought from your
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mind。 It is not worthy of you。 I must go now。 I will telegraph to
London ´ to Sir Howard Fellowes ´ also�察�I think to the State authorities on
forensic medicine。 A Government analyst must do his part。 Shall I
communicate with Scotland Yard to´day�拭─�
;Leave that until the evening。 You will come again to see Mary�察�
please。;
;Mosr certainly I shall。 At three o'clock I should have a reply to my
messages。 I will go into Newton Abbot and telephone from there。;
;I thank you�察�Mannering。 I wish it were possible to do more myself。
My mind is cruelly shaken。 This awful experience has made an old man
of me。;
;Don't say that。 It is awful enough�察�I admit。 But ��ife is full of awful
things。 Would that you might have escaped them� ─�
;Henry will help you�察 �if it is in his power。 It would be well if we
could give him something to do。 He feels guilty in a way。 I have little
time to observe other people�察�but ´;
;He's all right。 He can run into Newton with me now。 It looks to
me as though his own life had hung on the pitch of a coin。 They tossed
up� �After that ´ so he tells me ´ he tried to dissuade your son´in´law�察�but
failed。 Lennox is rather cowed and dismayed ´ naturally。 The young�察�
however�察 �survive mental and physical disasters and recover in the most
amazing manner。 Their mental recuperation is on a par with their bodily
powers of recovery。 Nature is on their side。 Let me urge you to go down
and take food。 Tf you can even lunch with your party I should。 It will
distract your mind。;
Sir Walter declared that he had intended to do so。
;I am an old soldier�察─ �he said。 ;It shall not be thought I evade my
obligations for personal sorrow。 As for this room�察�it is accursed and I am
in a mind to destroy it utterly。;
;Wait ´ wait。 We shall see what our fellowmen can find out for us。
Do not think�察�because I am practical and business´like�察�I am not feeling
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