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a thief in the night-第38部分

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s not for me to condone it; and  yet I know that Mr。 Raffles was what he was because he loved danger and adventure; and that you were what you were because you loved Mr。 Raffles。  But; even admitting it was all。 as bad as bad could be; he is dead; and you are punished。  The world forgives; if it does not forget。  You are young enough to live everything down。  Your part in the war will help you in more ways than one。  You were always fond of writing。  You have now enough to write about for a literary lifetime。  You must make a new name for yourself。  You must Harry; and you will!

〃I suppose you know that my aunt; Lady Melrose; died some years ago? She was the best friend I had in the world; and it is thanks to her that I am living my own life now in the one way after my own heart。 This is a new block of flats; one of those where they do everything for you; and though mine is tiny; it is more than all。 I shall ever want。  One does just exactly what one likes … and you must blame that habit for all。 that is least conventional in what I have said。 Yet I should like you to understand why it is that I have said so much; and; indeed; left nothing unsaid。  It is because I want never to have to say or hear another word about anything that is past and over。  You may answer that I run no risk!  Nevertheless; if you did care to come and see me some day as an old friend; we might find one or two new points of contact; for I am rather trying to write myself!  You might almost guess as much from this letter; it is long enough for anything; but; Harry; if it makes you realize that one of your oldest friends is glad to have seen you; and will be gladder still to see you again; and to talk of anything and everything except the past; I shall cease to be ashamed even of its length!

〃And so good…by for the present from                                                         〃____〃



I omit her name and nothing else。  Did I not say in the beginning that it should never be sullied by association with mine?  And yet … and yet … even as I write I have a hope in my heart of hearts which is not quite consistent with that sentiment。  It is as faint a hope as man ever had; and yet its audacity makes the pen tremble in my fingers。  But; if it be ever realized; I shall owe more than I could deserve in a century of atonement to one who atoned more nobly than I ever can。  And to think that to the end I never heard one word of it from Raffles!







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