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the haunted hotel(闹鬼的旅馆)-第50部分

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been made for the first Lord Montbarry。 

     Henry   never   revealed   the   existence   of   this   last   link   in   the   chain   of 

discovery to any living creature; his brother Stephen included。 He carried 

his terrible secret with him to the grave。 

     There     was   one   other   event    in  the   memorable      past   on   which    he 

preserved      the  same    compassionate       silence。   Little    Mrs。   Ferrari   never 

knew   that   her   husband   had   beennot;   as   she   supposed;   the   Countess's 

victim   but   the   Countess's   accomplice。      She   still   believed   that   the   late 

Lord Montbarry had sent her the thousand…pound note; and still recoiled 



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from   making   use   of   a   present   which   she   persisted   in   declaring   had   'the 

stain    of  her  husband's     blood    on  it。'  Agnes;     with   the  widow's     entire 

approval; took the money to the Children's Hospital; and spent it in adding 

to the number of the beds。 

     In the spring of the new year; the marriage took place。 At the special 

request of Agnes; the members of the family were the only persons present 

at the ceremony。        There was no wedding breakfast and the honeymoon 

was spent in the retirement of a cottage on the banks of the Thames。 

     During the last few days of the residence of the newly married couple 

by the riverside; Lady Montbarry's children were invited to enjoy a day's 

play in the garden。       The eldest girl overheard (and reported to her mother) 

a   little   conjugal   dialogue   which   touched   on   the   topic   of   The   Haunted 

Hotel。 

     'Henry; I want you to give me a kiss。' 

     'There it is; my dear。' 

     'Now I am your wife; may I speak to you about something?' 

     'What is it?' 

     'Something that happened the day before we left Venice。 You saw the 

Countess; during the last hours of her life。 Won't you tell me whether she 

made any confession to you?' 

     'No   conscious   confession; Agnesand   therefore   no   confession   that   I 

need distress you by repeating。' 

     'Did   she   say   nothing   about   what   she   saw   or   heard;   on   that   dreadful 

night in my room?' 

     'Nothing。     We only know that her mind never recovered the terror of 

it。'  Agnes was not quite satisfied。            The subject troubled her。 Even her 

own   brief   intercourse   with   her   miserable   rival   of   other   days   suggested 

questions that perplexed   her。  She  remembered   the  Countess's   prediction。 

'You have to bring me to the day of discovery; and to the punishment that 

is   my    doom。'     Had    the   prediction    simply     faded;    like  other    mortal 

prophecies? or   had it been fulfilled on the  terrible night   when she had 

seen the apparition; and when she had innocently tempted the Countess to 

watch her in her room? 



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     Let it; however; be recorded; among the other virtues of Mrs。  Henry 

Westwick;   that   she   never   again   attempted   to   persuade   her   husband   into 

betraying   his   secrets。   Other   men's   wives;   hearing   of   this   extraordinary 

conduct (and being trained in the modern school of morals and manners); 

naturally    regarded    her   with   compassionate      contempt。     They     spoke   of 

Agnes; from that time forth; as 'rather an old…fashioned person。' 



     Is that all? 

     That is all。 

     Is there no explanation of the mystery of The Haunted Hotel? 

     Ask yourself   if   there   is  any  explanation of the   mystery  of   your   own 

life and death。Farewell。 



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