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household as she had done。           She told him her argument�察�and he accepted 

it as a revelation。 

     ;Thank God you could keep your senses and see that�察�ma'am�                       �Tell 

the master the same�察�and make him drink a drop of spirits and get into his 

clothes。     He's shook cruel� ─�

     He had already brought the brandy�察�which was his panacea for all ills�察�

and now left Mary and her father together。             She found him collapsed�察�and 

forgot    the   cause   for  a  few   moments      in  her  present   concern    for  him。 

Indeed�察  �she   always   thought�察  �and   often   said   afterwards�察  �that   but   for   the 

minor needs for  action that intervened   in this series   of terrible   moments 

she   must    herself   have   gone   out   of  her   mind。    But   something      always 

happened�察�as in this case�察�to demand her full attention�察�and so arrest and 

deflect the strain almost at the moment of its impact。 

     She found that the ideas she had just employed to pacify the servants' 

hall were also in her father's thoughts。          From them�察�however�察�he won no 

consolation�察�though he stood convinced。             But the fact that Septimus May 

should have failed�察�and paid for his failure with his life�察�now assumed its 

true   significance   for   Sir   Walter。   He   was   self´absorbed�察  �prostrate�察  �and 

desperate。      In such a condition one is not master of oneself�察�and may say 

and do anything。        The old man's armor was off�察�and in the course of his 

next few speeches�察�by a selfish forgetfulness that he would have been the 

first to condemn in another�察�he revealed a thing that was destined to cause 

the young widow bitter and needless pain。             First�察�however�察�he pointed out 

what she already grasped and made clear to others。 

     ;This upsets all May's theories and gives the lie to me as well。 Why 

did   I   believe   him�   �Why   did   I   let   him   convince   me   against   my   better 

judgment�拭─�

     ;Do not fret about that now。; 

     ;You might say�察�'I told you so��' but you will not do that。 Nevertheless�察�

you were right to seek to stop this unfortunate man last night�察�and he was 

terribly mistaken。       No being from another world had anything to do with 

his death。     If we granted that�察�there is an end of religious faith。; 



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     ;We can be sure of it�察�father。          Evil spirits would have had no power 

over Mr。 May�察�if there is a just God in heaven。; 

     ;Then   it   is   something   else。    If   not   a   spirit�察  �then   a   living   man   ´   a 

human   devil   ´  and   the police   will   discover  him。      In   this house�察  �one   we 

have known and trusted�察�for all are known and trusted。                  They will blame 

me�察�with good reason�察�for sacrificing another life。             The irony of fate that I�察�

of   all   men�察  �one   so   much   alive   to   the   meaning   of   mercy   ´   that   I�察  �out   of 

superstitious folly ´      But how will it look in the eyes of justice�拭            �Black ´ 

black�     �I   am    well   prepared     to  suffer   what    I  have    deserved�察   �Mary。 

Nothing that man can do to me equals the shame and dismay I feel when I 

consider what I have done to myself� ─�

     ;You   must   not   talk   so�察  �it   is unworthy  of   you。  You   know  it�察  �father�察�

while you speak。         Nobody has a right to question you or your opinions。 

Many would have been convinced by Mr。 May last night。 They may still 

think that he was right�察�and that�察�far from receiving evil treatment�察�he was 

blessed by  being taken   away  into the next   world   without pain or   shock。 

We must feel for him as we try to feel for dear Tom。                 And I do not mean 

that I am sorry for him�察�I am only sorry for us�察�because of the difficulty of 

explaining。      Yet to tell the truth will not be difficult。         They must do the 

best they can。      It doesn't matter as much as you think。 Indeed�察�how should 

they blame you at all until they themselves find out the truth�拭─�

     ;They will ´ they must�          �They will discover the reason。            They will 

hunt down the murderer�察�and they will inevitably attach utmost blame to 

me for listening to a man possessed。            May was possessed�察�I tell you� ─�

     ;He was exceedingly convincing。               When I listened to him he shook 

me�察�too。; 

     ;I should have supported you�察�instead of going over to him。; 

     ;He knows the truth now。           He is with Tom now。          We must remember 

that。    We   know   they   are   happy�察  �and   that   makes   the   opinion   of   living 

people matter very little。; 

     Then�察  �out   of   his   weakness�察  �he   smote   her�察  �and   thrust   upon   her   some 

hours   of   agony�察  �very   horrible   in   their   nature�察  �which   there   was   no   good 

reason that Mary should have suffered。 

     ;Who is alive and who is dead�拭─�he asked。              ;We don't even know that。 



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The   police   demanded   to   make   their   own   inquiries�察  �and   Peter   Hardcastle 

may at this moment be a living and breathing man�察�if they are right。; 

     She stared at him and feared for his reason。 

     ;What do you mean�拭─�

     ;I mean that they were not prepared to grant that he was dead。 Henry 

and   Mannering   took   him   up   on   that   assumption。       He   may   have   been 

restored to animation and his vital forces recovered。               Why not�拭      �There 

was   nothing   visible   to   indicate   dissolution。   We   have   heard   of   trances�察�

catalepsies�察   �which    simulate    death   so  closely    that  even   physicians    are 

deceived。      Have not men been buried alive�拭�Tom's father at this moment 

might be restored to life�察�if we only knew how to act。; 

     ;Then ´ ; she said�察�with horrified eyes�察�and stopped。 

     He saw what he had done。 

     ;God   forgive     me�   �No�察   �no�察  �not  that�察 �Mary�    �It's  all  madness     and 

moonshine�       �This is delirium�察�it will kill me�       �Don't think I believe them�察�

any more than Mannering did�察�or Henry did。              Henry has seen much death�察�

he could not have been deceived。           Tom was dead�察�and your heart told you 

he   was   dead。    One   cannot   truly   make   any   mistake   in   the   presence   of 

death�察�I know that。; 

     Mary     was   marvellously      restrained�察  �despite    the  fact  that   she  had 

received this appalling blow and vividly suffered all that it implied。 

     ;I will try to put it out of my mind�察�father�察─�she said quietly。 ;But if Mr。 

Hardcastle is alive�察�I shall go mad� ─�

     ;He is not。     Mannering was positive。; 

     ;Nevertheless�察�he may be。         And if he is�察�then Mr。 May probably is。; 

     ;Grotesque�察�horrible�察�worse than death even�              �Keep your mind away 

from it�察�my darling�察�for the love of God� ─�

     ;Who knows what we can suffer till we are called to find out�拭                 �No�察�I 

shall not go mad。       But I must know to´day。          I cannot eat or sleep until I 

know。     I shall not live long if they don't tell me quickly。; 

     Her father trembled and grew very white。 

     ;This is the worst of all�察─�he said。       ;These things will leave a burning 

brand。     I am ruined by them�察�and my life thrown down。               I�察�that thought I 

was strong�察�prove so weak that I can forget my own daughter�察�and out of 



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cowardly   misery   speak   of   a   thing   she   should   never   have   known。        You 

have   your   revenge�察  �Mary�察  �for   I   shall   go   

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