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room。 You would not be able to effect and interview。 E。 D。 

    5。 … TO EDWARD DELANEY。 

    Locked her in her room。 Good God。 That settles the question。 I shall 

leave by the twelve…fifteen express。 J。 F。 



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                               CHAPTER XV。 



                                     THE ARRIVAL。 

     On   the   second   day  of   September;  1872;  as   the down   express;  due   at 

3。40; left the station at Hampton; a young man; leaning on the shoulder of 

a servant; whom he addressed as Watkins; stepped from the platform into a 

hack; and requested to be driven to 〃The Pines。〃 On arriving at the gate of 

a   modest    farm…house;      a  few   miles   from   the   station;  the   young    man 

descended   with   difficulty   from   the   carriage;   and;   casting   a   hasty   glance 

across    the   road;  seemed     much    impressed     by   some    peculiarity   in  the 

landscape。 Again leaning on the shoulder of the person Watkins; he walked 

to the door of the farm…house and inquired for Mr。 Edward Delaney。  He 

was informed by the aged man who answered his knock; that Mr。 Edward 

Delaney had gone to Boston the day before; but that Mr。 Jonas   Delaney 

was   within。 This   information   did   not   appear   satisfactory  to   the   stranger; 

who inquired if Mr。 Edward Delaney had left any message for Mr。 John 

Flemming。 There   was   a   letter   for   Mr。   Flemming   if   he   were   that   person。 

After a brief absence the aged man reappeared with a Letter。 



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                             CHAPTER XVI。 



                EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMING。 

                                 September 1; 1872。 

    I   am   horror…stricken    at  what   I  have   done!    When    I  began    this 

correspondence I had no other purpose than to relieve the tedium of your 

sick…chamber。 Dillon told me to cheer you up。 I tried to。 I thought that you 

entered into the spirit of the thing。 I had no idea; until within a few days; 

that you were taking matters au grand serieux。 

    What can I say? I am in sackcloth and ashes。 I am a pariah; a dog of an 

outcast。 I tried to make a little romance to interest you; something soothing 

and idyllic; and; by Jove! I have done it only too well! My father doesn't 

know a word of this; so don't jar the old gentleman any more than you can 

help。 I fly from the wrath to comewhen you arrive! For oh; dear Jack; 

there   isn't   any  piazza;   there   isn't   any  hammockthere   isn't   any  Marjorie 

Daw! 



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