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dining´room door�察�'let us begin here。'  Somerset was too late 
to prevent her entering�察�and perhaps he lacked the courage to 
essay。  'Ah��' she cried�察�'how changed it is��'

'Madam��' cried the young man�察�'since your entrance�察�it is I 
who have the right to say so。'

She received this inane compliment with a demure and 
conscious droop of the eyelids�察�and gracefully steering her 
dress among the mingled litter�察�now with a smile�察�now with a 
sigh�察�reviewed the wonders of the two apartments。  She gazed 
upon the cartoons with sparkling eyes�察�and a heightened 
colour�察�and in a somewhat breathless voice�察�expressed a high 
opinion of their merits。  She praised the effective 
disposition of the rockery�察�and in the bedroom�察�of which 
Somerset had vainly endeavoured to defend the entry�察�she 
fairly broke forth in admiration。  'How simple and manly��' 
she cried�此 �'none of that effeminacy of neatness�察�which is so 
detestable in a man��'  Hard upon this�察�telling him�察�before he 
had time to reply�察�that she very well knew her way�察�and would 
trouble him no further�察�she took her leave with an engaging 
smile�察�and ascended the staircase alone。

For more than an hour the young lady remained closeted with 
Mr。 Jones�察�and at the end of that time�察�the night being now 
come completely�察�they left the house in company。  This was 
the first time since the arrival of his lodger�察�that Somerset 
had found himself alone with the Irish widow�察�and without the 
loss of any more time than was required by decency�察�he 
stepped to the foot of the stairs and hailed her by her name。  
She came instantly�察�wreathed in weak smiles and with a 
nodding head�察�and when the young man politely offered to 
introduce her to the treasures of his art�察�she swore that 
nothing could afford her greater pleasure�察�for�察�though she 
had never crossed the threshold�察�she had frequently observed 
his beautiful pictures through the door。  On entering the 
dining´room�察�the sight of a bottle and two glasses prepared 
her to be a gentle critic�察�and as soon as the pictures had 
been viewed and praised�察�she was easily persuaded to join the 
painter in a single glass。  'Here��' she said�察�'are my 
respects�察�and a pleasure it is�察�in this horrible house�察�to 
see a gentleman like yourself�察�so affable and free�察�and a 
very nice painter�察�I am sure。'  One glass so agreeably 
prefaced�察�was sure to lead to the acceptance of a second�察�at 
the third�察�Somerset was free to cease from the affectation of 
keeping her company�察�and as for the fourth�察�she asked it of 
her own accord。  'For indeed��' said she�察�'what with all these 
clocks and chemicals�察�without a drop of the creature life 
would be impossible entirely。  And you seen yourself that 
even M'Guire was glad to beg for it。  And even himself�察�when 
he is downhearted with all these cruel disappointments�察�
though as temperate a man as any child�察�will be sometimes 
crying for a glass of it。  And I'll thank you for a 
thimbleful to settle what I got。'  Soon after�察�she began with 
tears to narrate the deathbed dispositions and lament the 
trifling assets of her husband。  Then she declared she heard 
'the master' calling her�察�rose to her feet�察�made but one 
lurch of it into the still´life rockery�察�and with her head 
upon the lobster�察�fell into stertorous slumbers。

Somerset mounted at once to the first story�察�and opened the 
door of the drawing´room�察�which was brilliantly lit by 
several lamps。  It was a great apartment�察�looking on the 
square with three tall windows�察�and joined by a pair of ample 
folding´doors to the next room�察�elegant in proportion�察�
papered in sea´green�察�furnished in velvet of a delicate blue�察�
and adorned with a majestic mantelpiece of variously tinted 
marbles。  Such was the room that Somerset remembered�察�that 
which he now beheld was changed in almost every feature�此 �the 
furniture covered with a figured chintz�察�the walls hung with 
a rhubarb´coloured paper�察�and diversified by the curtained 
recesses for no less than seven windows。  It seemed to 
himself that he must have entered�察�without observing the 
transition�察�into the adjoining house。  Presently from these 
more specious changes�察�his eye condescended to the many 
curious objects with which the floor was littered。  Here were 
the locks of dismounted pistols�察�clocks and clockwork in 
every stage of demolition�察�some still busily ticking�察�some 
reduced to their dainty elements�察�a great company of carboys�察�
jars and bottles�察�a carpenter's bench and a laboratory´table。

The back drawing´room�察�to which Somerset proceeded�察�had 
likewise undergone a change。  It was transformed to the exact 
appearance of a common lodging´house bedroom�察�a bed with 
green curtains occupied one corner�察�and the window was 
blocked by the regulation table and mirror。  The door of a 
small closet here attracted the young man's attention�察�and 
striking a vesta�察�he opened it and entered。  On a table 
several wigs and beards were lying spread�察�about the walls 
hung an incongruous display of suits and overcoats�察�and 
conspicuous among the last the young man observed a large 
overall of the most costly sealskin。  In a flash his mind 
reverted to the advertisement in the STANDARD newspaper。  The 
great height of his lodger�察�the disproportionate breadth of 
his shoulders�察�and the strange particulars of his instalment�察�
all pointed to the same conclusion。

The vesta had now burned to his fingers�察�and taking the coat 
upon his arm�察�Somerset hastily returned to the lighted 
drawing´room。  There�察�with a mixture of fear and admiration�察�
he pored upon its goodly proportions and the regularity and 
softness of the pile。  The sight of a large pier´glass put 
another fancy in his head。  He donned the fur´coat�察�and 
standing before the mirror in an attitude suggestive of a 
Russian prince�察�he thrust his hands into the ample pockets。  
There his fingers encountered a folded journal。  He drew it 
out�察�and recognised the type and paper of the STANDARD�察�and 
at the same instant�察�his eyes alighted on the offer of two 
hundred pounds。  Plainly then�察�his lodger�察�now no longer 
mysterious�察�had laid aside his coat on the very day of the 
appearance of the advertisement。

He was thus standing�察�the tell´tale coat upon his back�察�the 
incriminating paper in his hand�察�when the door opened and the 
tall lodger�察�with a firm but somewhat pallid face�察�stepped 
into the room and closed the door again behind him。  For some 
time�察�the two looked upon each other in perfect silence�察�then 
Mr。 Jones moved forward to the table�察�took a seat�察�and still 
without once changing the direction of his eyes�察�addressed 
the young man。

'You are right��' he said。  'It is for me the blood money is 
offered。  And now what will you do��'

It was a question to which Somerset was far from being able 
to reply。  Taken as he was at unawares�察�masquerading in the 
man's own coat�察�and surrounded by a whole arsenal of 
diabolical explosives�察�the keeper of the lodging´house was 
silenced。

'Yes��' resumed the other�察�'I am he。  I am that man�察�whom with 
impotent hate and fear�察�they still hunt from den to den�察�from 
disguise to disguise。  Yes�察�my landlord�察�you have it in your 
power�察�if you be poor�察�to lay the basis of your fortune�察�if 
you be unknown�察�to capture honour at one snatch。  You have 
hocussed an innocent widow�察�and I find you here in my 
apartment�察�for whose use I pay you in stamped money�察�
searching my wardrobe�察�and your hand ´ shame�察�sir�  � your 
hand in my very pocket。  You can now complete the cycle of 
your ignominious acts�察�by what will be at once the simplest�察�
the safest�察�and the most remunerative。'  The speaker paused 
as if to emphasise his words�察�and then�察�with a great change 
of tone and manner�察�thus resumed�此 �'And yet�察�sir�察�when I look 
upon your face�察�I feel certain that I cannot be deceived�此 �
certain that in spite of all�察�I have the honour and pleasure 
of speaking to a gentleman。  Take off my coat�察�sir ´ which 
but cumbers you。  Divest yourself of this confusion�此 �that 
which is but thought upon�察�thank God�察�need be no burthen to 
the conscience�察�we have all harboured guilty thoughts�此 �and 
if it flashed into your mind to sell my flesh and blood�察�my 
anguish in the dock�察�and the sweat of my death agony ´ it was 
a thought�察�dear sir�察�you were as incapable of acting on�察�as I 
of any further question of your honour。'  At these words�察�the 
speaker�察�with a very open�察�smiling countenance�察�like a 
forgiving father�察�offered Somerset his hand。

It was not in the young man's nature to refuse forgiveness or 
dissect generosity。  He instantly�察�and almost without 
thought�察�accepted the proffered grasp。

'And now��' resumed the lodger�察�'now that I hold in mine your 
loyal hand�察�I lay by my apprehensions�察�I dismiss suspicion�察�I 
go further ´ by an effort of will�察�I banish the memory of 
what is past。  How you came here�察�I care not�此 �enough that 
you are here ´ as my guest。  Sit ye down�察�and let us�察�with 
your good permission�察�improve acquaintance over a glass of 
excellent whisky。'

So speaking�察�he produced glasses and a bottle�此 �and the pair 
pledged each other in silence。

'Confess��' observed the smiling host�察�'you were surprised at 
the appearance of the room。'

'I was indeed��' said Somerset�察�'nor can I imagine the purpose 
of these changes。'

'These��' replied the conspirator�察�'are the devices by which I 
continue to exist。  Conceive me now�察�accused before one of 
your unjust tribunals�察�conceive the various witnesses 
appearing�察�and the singular variety of their reports�  �One 
will have visited me in this drawing´room as it originally 
stood�察�a second finds it as it is to´night�察�and to´morrow or 
next day�察�all may have been changed。  If you love romance ��as 
artists do���察�few lives are more romantic than that of the 
obscure individual now addressing you。  Obscure yet famous。  
Mine is an anonymous�察�infernal glory。  By infamous means�察�I 
work towards my bright purpose。  I found the liberty and 
peace of a poor country�察�desperately abused�察�the future 
smiles upon that land�察�yet�察�in the meantime�察�I lead the 
existence of a hunted brute�察�work towards appalling ends�察�and 
practice hell's dexterities。

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