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perfect stranger to me�察�came in lateafter we had left the table�察�and had 

retired to the drawing´room。 She happened to take a chair near me�察�and we 

were presented to each other。 I knew her by name�察�as she knew me。                         It 

was   the   woman   whom   I   had   robbed   of   her   lover�察  �the   woman   who   had 

written the noble letter。 Now listen�          �You were impatient with me for not 

interesting you in what I said just now。           I said it to satisfy your mind that 

I had no enmity of feeling towards the lady�察�on my side。 I admired her�察�I 

felt for herI had no cause to reproach myself。 This is very important�察�as 

you will presently see。        On her side�察�I have reason to be assured that the 

circumstances had been truly explained to her�察�and that she understood I 

was in no way to blame。 Now�察�knowing all these necessary things as you 

do�察�explain to me�察�if you can�察�why�察�when I rose and met that woman's eyes 

looking     at  me�察  �I  turned   cold   from    head   to  foot�察 �and   shuddered�察     �and 

shivered�察�and knew what a deadly panic of fear was�察�for the first time in 

my life。' 

     The Doctor began to feel interested at last。 

     'Was there anything remarkable in the lady's personal appearance��' he 

asked。 

     'Nothing     whatever��'     was    the  vehement      reply。    'Here    is  the   true 

description   of   her��The   ordinary  English   lady�察  �the   clear   cold   blue   eyes�察�

the fine rosy complexion�察�the inanimately polite manner�察�the large good´ 

humoured       mouth�察   �the  too   plump    cheeks    and   chin�此  �these�察  �and  nothing 

more。' 



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     'Was   there   anything   in   her   expression�察  �when   you   first   looked   at   her�察�

that took you by surprise��' 

     'There was natural curiosity to see the woman who had been preferred 

to her�察�and perhaps some astonishment also�察�not to see a more engaging 

and more beautiful person�察�both those feelings restrained within the limits 

of good breeding�察�and both not lasting for more than a few momentsso 

far as I could see。      I say�察 �so far�察─�because the horrible agitation that she 

communicated to me disturbed my judgment。                   If I could have got to the 

door�察�I would have run out of the room�察�she frightened me so�                   �I was not 

even able to stand up I sank back in my chair�察�I stared horror´struck at 

the calm blue eyes that were only looking at me with a gentle surprise。 To 

say they affected me like the eyes of a serpent is to say nothing。 I felt her 

soul    in   them�察  �looking     into   minelooking�察     �if  such   a  thing    can   be�察�

unconsciously to her own mortal self。             I tell you my impression�察�in all its 

horror and in all its folly�        �That woman is destined ��without knowing it 

herself��   to   be   the   evil   genius   of   my   life。   Her   innocent   eyes   saw   hidden 

capabilities of wickedness in me that I was not aware of myself�察�until I felt 

them stirring under her look。 If I commit faults in my life to comeif I am 

even guilty of crimes she will bring the retribution�察�without ��as I firmly 

believe��   any   conscious   exercise   of   her   own   will。    In   one   indescribable 

moment I felt all thisand I suppose my face showed it。 The good artless 

creature was inspired by a sort of gentle alarm for me。                 ;I am afraid the 

heat of the room is too much for you�察�will you try my smelling bottle�拭─                   �I 

heard her say those kind words�察�and I remember nothing elseI   fainted。 

When I recovered my senses�察�the company had all gone�察�only the lady of 

the house   was with   me。 For   the moment   I could   say nothing to her�察  �the 

dreadful impression that I have tried to describe to you came back to me 

with the coming back of my life。            As soon I could speak�察�I implored her 

to tell me the whole truth about the woman whom I had supplanted。                      You 

see�察�I had a faint hope that her good character might not really be deserved�察�

that   her   noble   letter   was   a   skilful   piece   of   hypocrisyin   short�察  �that   she 

secretly hated me�察�and was cunning enough to hide it。 No� �the lady  had 

been her friend from her girlhood�察�was as familiar with her as if they had 



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been sistersknew her positively to be as good�察�as innocent�察�as incapable 

of hating anybody�察�as the greatest saint that ever lived。             My one last hope�察�

that I had only felt an ordinary forewarning of danger in the presence of an 

ordinary   enemy�察  �was   a   hope   destroyed   for   ever。     There   was   one   more 

effort I could make�察�and I made it。           I went next to the man whom I am to 

marry。   I   implored   him   to   release   me   from   my   promise。     He   refused。   I 

declared I would break my engagement。                He showed me letters from his 

sisters�察�letters from his brothers�察�and his dear friends all entreating him to 

think   again   before   he   made   me   his   wife�察  �all   repeating   reports   of   me   in 

Paris�察�Vienna�察�and London�察�which are so many vile lies。                 ;If you refuse to 

marry me�察─�he said�察 �you admit that these reports are trueyou admit that 

you are afraid to face society in the character of my wife。;                What could I 

answer�拭     �There    was   no   contradicting     himhe    was   plainly   right�此  �if   I 

persisted in my refusal�察�the utter destruction of my reputation would be the 

result。 I consented to let the wedding take place as we had arranged it 

and    left   him。    The     night   has   passed。     I   am   here�察  �with    my    fixed 

conviction   that   innocent   woman   is   ordained   to   have   a   fatal   influence 

over my life。 I am here with my one question to put�察�to the one man who 

can answer it。 For the last time�察�sir�察�what am Ia demon who has seen the 

avenging angel�拭�or only a poor mad woman�察�misled by the delusion of a 

deranged mind��' 

     Doctor Wybrow rose from his chair�察�determined to close the interview。 

     He was strongly and painfully impressed by what he had heard。 The 

longer  he   had   listened   to   her�察  �the   more   irresistibly  the   conviction   of   the 

woman's wickedness had forced itself on him。 He tried vainly to think of 

her    as   a  person    to   be   pitieda   person     with   a   morbidly     sensitive 

imagination�察�conscious of the capacities for evil which lie dormant in us 

all�察�and striving earnestly to open her heart to the counter´influence of her 

own better nature�察�the effort was beyond him。               A perverse instinct in him 

said�察�as if in words�察�Beware how you believe in her� �

     'I have already given you my opinion��' he said。               'There is no sign of 

your intellect being deranged�察�or being likely to be deranged�察�that medical 

science can discoveras I understand it。 As for the impressions you have 



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confided to me�察�I can only say that yours is a case ��as I venture to think�� 

for   spiritual   rather   than   for   medical   advice。    Of   one   thing   be   assured�此�

what   you   have   said   to   me   in   this   room   shall   not   pass   out   of   it。   Your 

confession is safe in my keeping。' 

     She heard him�察�with a certain dogged resignation�察�to the end。 

     'Is that all��' she asked。 

     'That is all��' he answered。 

     She   put   a   little   paper   packet   of   money  on   the   table。  'Thank   you�察 �sir。 

There is your fee。' 

     With those words she rose。           Her wild black eyes look

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