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imagination。       She   again   disappeared�察  �and   the   people   of   the   place   saw 

nothing of her till a few months ago。            My informant told me that she had 

taken some rooms in a house which he pointed out�察�and these rooms she 

was in the habit of visiting two or three times a week and always at ten in 

the morning。       I was led to expect that one of these visits would be paid on 

a certain day about a week ago�察�and I accordingly managed to be on the 

look´out in company with my cicerone at a quarter to ten�察�and the hour and 

the   lady   came   with   equal   punctuality。     My   friend   and   I   were   standing 

under an archway�察�a little way back from the street�察�but she saw us�察�and 

gave me a glance that I shall be long in forgetting。                That look was quite 

enough   for   me�察  �I   knew   Miss   Raymond   to   be   Mrs。   Herbert�察  �as   for   Mrs。 

Beaumont she had quite gone out of my head。                   She went into the house�察�

and I watched it till four o'clock�察�when she came out�察�and then I followed 

her。    It was a long chase�察�and I had to be very careful to keep a long way 

in   the   background�察  �and   yet   not   lose   sight   of   the   woman。  She   took   me 

down to the Strand�察�and then to Westminster�察�and then up St。 James's Street�察�



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and along Piccadilly。        I felt queerish when I saw her turn up Ashley Street�察�

the thought that Mrs。 Herbert was Mrs。 Beaumont came into my mind�察�but 

it seemed too impossible to be true。            I waited at the corner�察�keeping my 

eye   on   her   all   the   time�察  �and   I   took   particular   care   to   note   the   house   at 

which   she   stopped。   It   was   the   house   with   the gay  curtains�察 �the   home   of 

flowers�察    �the  house    out  of  which     Crashaw     came    the  night   he   hanged 

himself in his garden。        I was just going away with my discovery�察�when I 

saw an empty carriage come round and draw up in front of the house�察�and 

I came to the conclusion that Mrs。 Herbert was going out for a drive�察�and I 

was   right。    There�察  �as   it   happened�察  �I   met   a   man   I   know�察  �and   we   stood 

talking together a little distance from the carriage´way�察�to which I had my 

back。     We had not been there for ten minutes when my friend took off his 

hat�察�and I glanced round and saw the lady I had been following all day。 

'Who is that��' I said�察�and his answer was 'Mrs。 Beaumont�察�lives in Ashley 

Street。'    Of   course   there   could   be   no   doubt   after   that。  I   don't  know 

whether she saw me�察�but I don't think she did。             I went home at once�察�and�察�

on consideration�察�I thought that I had a sufficiently good case with which 

to go to Clarke。; 

     ;Why to Clarke�拭─�

     ;Because   I   am   sure   that   Clarke   is   in   possession   of   facts   about   this 

woman�察�facts of which I know nothing。; 

     ;Well�察�what then�拭─�

     Mr。 Villiers leaned back in his chair and looked reflectively at Austin 

for a moment before he answered�此�

     ;My idea was that Clarke and I should call on Mrs。 Beaumont。; 

     ;You would never go into such a house as that�拭              �No�察�no�察�Villiers�察�you 

cannot do it。     Besides�察�consider�察�what result。。。; 

     ;I   will   tell   you   soon。 But   I   was   going   to   say   that   my   information 

does not end here�察�it has been completed in an extraordinary manner。 

     ;Look at this neat little packet of manuscript�察�it is paginated�察�you see�察�

and I have indulged in the civil coquetry of a ribbon of red tape。                  It has 

almost a legal air�察�hasn't it�拭�Run your eye over it�察�Austin。             It is an account 

of the entertainment Mrs。 Beaumont provided for her choicer guests。 The 

man who wrote this escaped with his life�察�but I do not think he will live 



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many  years。       The   doctors   tell him  he   must   have   sustained   some   severe 

shock to the nerves。; 

     Austin     took   the  manuscript�察     �but  never    read   it。  Opening      the   neat 

pages   at    haphazard     his  eye   was    caught    by   a  word   and   a  phrase    that 

followed it�察  �and�察 �sick at   heart�察 �with white  lips   and a  cold   sweat   pouring 

like water from his temples�察�he flung the paper down。 

     ;Take   it   away�察  �Villiers�察  �never   speak   of   this   again。 Are   you   made   of 

stone�察�man�拭      �Why�察�the dread and horror of death itself�察�the thoughts of the 

man who stands in the keen morning air on the black platform�察�bound�察�the 

bell   tolling   in   his   ears�察  �and   waits   for   the   harsh   rattle   of   the   bolt�察  �are   as 

nothing compared to this。          I will not read it�察�I should never sleep again。; 

     ;Very good。       I can fancy what you saw。            Yes�察�it is horrible enough�察�

but after all�察�it is an old story�察�an old mystery played in our day�察�and in dim 

London streets instead of amidst the vineyards and the olive gardens。                     We 

know what happened   to those who   chanced to meet   the Great God  Pan�察�

and those who are wise know that all symbols are symbols of something�察�

not of nothing。       It was�察�indeed�察�an exquisite symbol beneath which men 

long   ago   veiled   their   knowledge   of   the   most   awful�察  �most   secret   forces 

which lie at the heart of all things�察�forces before which the souls of men 

must wither and die and blacken�察�as their bodies blacken under the electric 

current。     Such    forces   cannot    be   named�察    �cannot    be  spoken�察    �cannot    be 

imagined   except under   a veil   and   a   symbol�察 �a   symbol   to the   most   of   us 

appearing a quaint�察�poetic fancy�察�to some a foolish tale。 But you and I�察�at 

all events�察�have known something of the terror that may dwell in the secret 

place   of   life�察  �manifested   under   human   flesh�察  �that   which   is   without   form 

taking to itself a form。         Oh�察�Austin�察�how can it be�拭           �How is it that the 

very sunlight does not turn to blackness before this thing�察�the hard earth 

melt and boil beneath such a burden�拭─�

     Villiers   was   pacing   up   and   down   the   room�察  �and   the   beads   of   sweat 

stood out on his forehead。           Austin sat silent for a while�察�but Villiers saw 

him make a sign upon his breast。 

     ;I say again�察�Villiers�察�you will surely never enter such a house as that�拭�

You would never pass out alive。; 

     ;Yes�察�Austin�察�I shall go out aliveI�察�and Clarke with me。; 



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     What do you mean�拭          �You cannot�察�you would not dare。。。; 

     ;Wait a moment。          The air was very pleasant and fresh this morning�察�

there was a breeze blowing�察�even through this dull street�察�and I thought I 

would take a walk。          Piccadilly stretched before me a clear�察�bright vista�察�

and   the   sun   flashed   on   the   carriages   and   on   the   quivering   leaves   in   the 

park。    It was a joyous morning�察�and men and women looked at the sky 

and smiled as they went about their work or their pleasure�察�and the wind 

blew     as  blithely   as   upon    the   meadows      and   the   scented    gorse。    But 

somehow or other I got out of the bustle and the gaiety�察�and found myself 

walking   slowly   along   a   quiet�察  �dull   street�察  �where   there   seemed   to   be   no 

sunshine   and   no   air�察  �and   where   the   few   foot´passengers   loitered   as   they 

walked�察  �and   hung   indecisively   about   corners   and   archways。           I   walked 

along�察�hardly knowing where I was going or what I did there�察�but feeling 

impelled�察�as one sometimes is�察�to explore still further�察�with a vague idea of 

reaching   some   unknown   goal。          Thus   I   forged   up   the   street�察  �noting   the 

small traffic of the milk´shop�察�and wondering at the incongruous medley 

of   penny     pipes�察  �black   tobacco�察   �sweets�察   �newspapers�察     �and   comic     songs 

which here and there jostled one another in the short compass of a single 

window。       I think it was a cold shudder that suddenly passed through me 

that first told me that I had found what I wanted。                 I looked up from the 

pavement and stopped before a dusty shop�察�above which the lettering had 

faded�察�where the red bricks of two hundred years ago had grimed to black�察�

where      the  windows      had    gathered    to   themselves     the   dust   of   winters 

innumerable。        I   saw   what   I   required�察  �but   I   think   it   was   five   minutes 

before   I   had   steadied   myself   and   could   walk   in   and   ask   for   it   in   a   cool 

voice   and   with   a   calm   face。   I   think   there   must   even   then   have   been   a 

tremor in my words�察�for the old man who came out of the back parlour�察�

and fumbled slowly amongst his goods�察�looked oddly at me as he tied the 

parcel。     I   paid   what   he   asked�察 �and   stood   leaning   by  the   counter�察  �with   a 

strange reluctance to take up my goods and go。 I asked about the business�察�

and learnt that trade was bad and the profits cut down sadly�察�but then the 

street was not what it was before traffic had been diverted�察�but that was 

done forty years ago�察�'just before my father died��' he said。                 I got away at 

last�察 �and   walked   along  sharply�察  �it   was   a dismal   street   indeed�察 �and   I   was 



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glad   to   return   to   the   bustle   and   the   noise。 Would

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