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and the broken utterance of her last words�察�his heart at once 
exulted and misgave him。  Love had indeed looked upon him 
with a tragic mask�察�and yet what mattered�察�since at least it 
was love ´ since at least she was commoved at their division�拭 �
He got to bed with these parti´coloured thoughts�察�passed from 
one dream to another all night long�察�the white face of Teresa 
still haunting him�察�wrung with unspoken thoughts�察�and in the 
grey of the dawn�察�leaped suddenly out of bed�察�in a kind of 
horror。  It was already time for him to rise。  He dressed�察�
made his breakfast on cold food that had been laid for him 
the night before�察�and went down to the room of his idol for 
the box。  The door was open�察�a strange disorder reigned 
within�察�the furniture all pushed aside�察�and the centre of the 
room left bare of impediment�察�as though for the pacing of a 
creature with a tortured mind。  There lay the box�察�however�察�
and upon the lid a paper with these words�此 �'Harry�察�I hope to 
be back before you go。  Teresa。'

He sat down to wait�察�laying his watch before him on the 
table。  She had called him Harry�此 �that should be enough�察�he 
thought�察�to fill the day with sunshine�察�and yet somehow the 
sight of that disordered room still poisoned his enjoyment。  
The door of the bed´chamber stood gaping open�察�and though he 
turned aside his eyes as from a sacrilege�察�he could not but 
observe the bed had not been slept in。  He was still 
pondering what this should mean�察�still trying to convince 
himself that all was well�察�when the moving needle of his 
watch summoned him to set forth without delay。  He was before 
all things a man of his word�察�ran round to Southampton Row to 
fetch a cab�察�and taking the box on the front seat�察�drove off 
towards the terminus。

The streets were scarcely awake�察�there was little to amuse 
the eye�察�and the young man's attention centred on the dumb 
companion of his drive。  A card was nailed upon one side�察�
bearing the superscription�此 �'Miss Doolan�察�passenger to 
Dublin。  Glass。  With care。'  He thought with a sentimental 
shock that the fair idol of his heart was perhaps driven to 
adopt the name of Doolan�察�and as he still studied the card�察�
he was aware of a deadly�察�black depression settling steadily 
upon his spirits。  It was in vain for him to contend against 
the tide�察�in vain that he shook himself or tried to whistle�此 �
the sense of some impending blow was not to be averted。  He 
looked out�察�in the long�察�empty streets�察�the cab pursued its 
way without a trace of any follower。  He gave ear�察�and over 
and above the jolting of the wheels upon the road�察�he was 
conscious of a certain regular and quiet sound that seemed to 
issue from the box。  He put his ear to the cover�察�at one 
moment�察�he seemed to perceive a delicate ticking�此 �the next�察�
the sound was gone�察�nor could his closest hearkening 
recapture it。  He laughed at himself�察�but still the gloom 
continued�察�and it was with more than the common relief of an 
arrival�察�that he leaped from the cab before the station。

Probably enough on purpose�察�Teresa had named an hour some 
thirty minutes earlier than needful�察�and when Harry had given 
the box into the charge of a porter�察�who sat it on a truck�察�
he proceeded briskly to pace the platform。  Presently the 
bookstall opened�察�and the young man was looking at the books 
when he was seized by the arm。  He turned�察�and�察�though she 
was closely veiled�察�at once recognised the Fair Cuban。

'Where is it��' she asked�察�and the sound of her voice 
surprised him。

'It��' he said。  'What��'

'The box。  Have it put on a cab instantly。  I am in fearful 
haste。'

He hurried to obey�察�marvelling at these changes�察�but not 
daring to trouble her with questions�察�and when the cab had 
been brought round�察�and the box mounted on the front�察�she 
passed a little way off upon the pavement and beckoned him to 
follow。

'Now��' said she�察�still in those mechanical and hushed tones 
that had at first affected him�察�'you must go on to Holyhead 
alone�察�go on board the steamer�察�and if you see a man in 
tartan trousers and a pink scarf�察�say to him that all has 
been put off�此 �if not��' she added�察�with a sobbing sigh�察�'it 
does not matter。  So�察�good´bye。'

'Teresa��' said Harry�察�'get into your cab�察�and I will go along 
with you。  You are in some distress�察�perhaps some danger�察�and 
till I know the whole�察�not even you can make me leave you。'

'You will not��' she asked。  'O Harry�察�it were better��'

'I will not��' said Harry stoutly。

She looked at him for a moment through her veil�察�took his 
hand suddenly and sharply�察�but more as if in fear than 
tenderness�察�and still holding him�察�walked to the cab´door。

'Where are we to drive��' asked Harry。

'Home�察�quickly��' she answered�察�'double fare��'  And as soon as 
they had both mounted to their places�察�the vehicle crazily 
trundled from the station。

Teresa leaned back in a corner。  The whole way Harry could 
perceive her tears to flow under her veil�察�but she vouchsafed 
no explanation。  At the door of the house in Queen Square�察�
both alighted�察�and the cabman lowered the box�察�which Harry�察�
glad to display his strength�察�received upon his shoulders。

'Let the man take it��' she whispered。  'Let the man take it。'

'I will do no such thing��' said Harry cheerfully�察�and having 
paid the fare�察�he followed Teresa through the door which she 
had opened with her key。  The landlady and maid were gone 
upon their morning errands�察�the house was empty and still�察�
and as the rattling of the cab died away down Gloucester 
Street�察�and Harry continued to ascend the stair with his 
burthen�察�he heard close against his shoulders the same faint 
and muffled ticking as before。  The lady�察�still preceding 
him�察�opened the door of her room�察�and helped him to lower the 
box tenderly in the corner by the window。

'And now��' said Harry�察�'what is wrong��'

'You will not go away��' she cried�察�with a sudden break in her 
voice and beating her hands together in the very agony of 
impatience。  'O Harry�察�Harry�察�go away�  �Oh�察�go�察�and leave me 
to the fate that I deserve��'

'The fate��' repeated Harry。  'What is this��'

'No fate��' she resumed。  'I do not know what I am saying。  
But I wish to be alone。  You may come back this evening�察�
Harry�察�come again when you like�察�but leave me now�察�only leave 
me now��'  And then suddenly�察�'I have an errand��' she 
exclaimed�察�'you cannot refuse me that��'

'No��' replied Harry�察�'you have no errand。  You are in grief 
or danger。  Lift your veil and tell me what it is。'

'Then��' she said�察�with a sudden composure�察�'you leave but one 
course open to me。'  And raising the veil�察�she showed him a 
countenance from which every trace of colour had fled�察�eyes 
marred with weeping�察�and a brow on which resolve had 
conquered fear。  'Harry��' she began�察�'I am not what I seem。'

'You have told me that before��' said Harry�察�'several times。'

'O Harry�察�Harry��' she cried�察�'how you shame me�  �But this is 
the God's truth。  I am a dangerous and wicked girl。  My name 
is Clara Luxmore。  I was never nearer Cuba than Penzance。  
From first to last I have cheated and played with you。  And 
what I am I dare not even name to you in words。  Indeed�察�
until to´day�察�until the sleepless watches of last night�察�I 
never grasped the depth and foulness of my guilt。'

The young man looked upon her aghast。  Then a generous 
current poured along his veins。  'That is all one��' he said。  
'If you be all you say�察�you have the greater need of me。'

'Is it possible��' she exclaimed�察�'that I have schemed in 
vain�拭 �And will nothing drive you from this house of death��'

'Of death��' he echoed。

'Death��' she cried�此 �'death�  �In that box that you have 
dragged about London and carried on your defenceless 
shoulders�察�sleep�察�at the trigger's mercy�察�the destroying 
energies of dynamite。'

'My God��' cried Harry。

'Ah��' she continued wildly�察�'will you flee now�拭 �At any 
moment you may hear the click that sounds the ruin of this 
building。  I was sure M'Guire was wrong�察�this morning�察�before 
day�察�I flew to Zero�察�he confirmed my fears�察�I beheld you�察�my 
beloved Harry�察�fall a victim to my own contrivances。  I knew 
then I loved you ´ Harry�察�will you go now�拭 �Will you not 
spare me this unwilling crime��'

Harry remained speechless�察�his eyes fixed upon the box�此 �at 
last he turned to her。

'Is it��' he asked hoarsely�察�'an infernal machine��'

Her lips formed the word 'Yes��' which her voice refused to 
utter。

With fearful curiosity�察�he drew near and bent above the box�察�
in that still chamber�察�the ticking was distinctly audible�察�
and at the measured sound�察�the blood flowed back upon his 
heart。

'For whom��' he asked。

'What matters it��' she cried�察�seizing him by the arm。  'If 
you may still be saved�察�what matter questions��'

'God in heaven��' cried Harry。  'And the Children's Hospital�  �
At whatever cost�察�this damned contrivance must be stopped��'

'It cannot��' she gasped。  'The power of man cannot avert the 
blow。  But you�察�Harry ´ you�察�my beloved ´ you may still ´ '

And then from the box that lay so quietly in the corner�察�a 
sudden catch was audible�察�like the catch of a clock before it 
strikes the hour。  For one second the two stared at each 
other with lifted brows and stony eyes。  Then Harry�察�throwing 
one arm over his face�察�with the other clutched the girl to 
his breast and staggered against the wall。

A dull and startling thud resounded through the room�察�their 
eyes blinked against the coming horror�察�and still clinging 
together like drowning people�察�they fell to the floor。  Then 
followed a prolonged and strident hissing as from the 
indignant pit�察�an offensive stench seized them by the throat�察�
the room was filled with dense and choking fumes。

Presently these began a little to disperse�此 �and when at 
length they drew themselves�察�all limp and shaken�察�to a 
sitting posture�察�the first object that greeted their vision 
was the box reposing uninjured in its corner�察�but still 
leaking little wreaths of vapour round the lid。

'Oh�察�poor Zero��' cried the girl�察�with a strange sobbing 
laugh。  'Alas�察�poor Zero�  �This will break his heart��'



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