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model lodging´house in Marlyebone�察�a door locked for several days�察�and a 

dead     man    in  his  chair   when    they   broke    in。   'The    deceased��'said     the 

paragraph�察�'was known as Charles Herbert�察�and is believed to have been 

once   a   prosperous   country   gentleman。         His   name   was   familiar   to     the 

public   three   years   ago   in   connection   with   the   mysterious   death   in   Paul 

Street�察�Tottenham Court Road�察�the deceased being the tenant of the house 

Number 20�察�in the area of which a gentleman of good position was found 

dead     under   circumstances      not   devoid    of  suspicion。'    A   tragic   ending�察�

wasn't it�拭    �But after all�察�if what he told me were true�察�which I am sure it 

was�察�the man's life was all a tragedy�察�and a tragedy of a stranger sort than 

they put on the boards。; 

     ;And that is the story�察�is it�拭─�said Clarke musingly。 

     ;Yes�察�that is the story。; 

     ;Well�察�really�察�Villiers�察�I scarcely know what to say about it。             There are�察�

no doubt�察  �circumstances   in the   case   which   seem  peculiar�察  �the   finding   of 

the    dead   man    in   the  area   of   Herbert's   house�察   �for   instance�察  �and    the 

extraordinary opinion of the physician as to the cause of death�察�but�察�after 

all�察�it is conceivable that the facts may be explained in a straightforward 

manner。      As to your own sensations�察�when you went to see the house�察�I 

would suggest that they were due to a vivid imagination�察�you must have 

been   brooding�察  �in   a   semi´conscious   way�察  �over   what   you   had   heard。       I 

don't    exactly   see   what   more    can   be   said  or   done   in  the   matter�察  �you 

evidently think there is a mystery of some kind�察�but Herbert is dead�察�where 

then do you propose to look�拭─�

     ;I propose to look for the woman�察�the woman whom he married。                       She 

is the mystery。; 

     The two men sat silent by the fireside�察�Clarke secretly congratulating 

himself   on   having   successfully   kept   up   the   character   of   advocate   of   the 

commonplace�察�and Villiers wrapped in his gloomy fancies。 

     ;I think I will have a cigarette�察─�he said at last�察�and put his hand in his 

pocket to feel for the cigarette´case。 

     ;Ah� ─�he said�察�starting slightly�察 �I forgot I had something to show you。 



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You remember my saying that I had found a rather curious sketch amongst 

the pile of old newspapers at the house in Paul Street�拭            �Here it is。; 

     Villiers drew out a small thin parcel from his pocket。 It was covered 

with     brown     paper�察  �and    secured     with   string�察  �and    the   knots    were 

troublesome。       In spite of himself Clarke felt inquisitive�察�he bent forward 

on his chair as Villiers painfully undid the string�察�and unfolded the outer 

covering。     Inside was a second wrapping of tissue�察�and Villiers took it off 

and handed the small piece of paper to Clarke without a word。 

     There was dead silence in the room for five minutes or more�察�the two 

man sat so still that they could hear the ticking of the tall old´fashioned 

clock that stood outside   in   the hall�察 �and   in   the   mind   of one   of them  the 

slow   monotony   of   sound   woke   up   a   far�察  �far   memory。    He   was   looking 

intently    at  the  small   pen´and´ink     sketch    of  the  woman's     head�察  �it  had 

evidently been drawn with great care�察�and by a true artist�察�for the woman's 

soul looked out of the eyes�察�and the lips were parted with a strange smile。 

Clarke   gazed     still   at   the   face�察 �it   brought   to   his   memory   one  summer 

evening�察�long ago�察�he saw again the long lovely valley�察�the river winding 

between the hills�察�the meadows and the cornfields�察�the dull red sun�察�and 

the cold white mist rising from the water。             He heard a voice speaking to 

him across the waves of many  years�察�and saying ;Clarke�察�Mary will see 

the god Pan� ─�and then he was standing in the grim room beside the doctor�察�

listening to the heavy ticking of the clock�察�waiting and watching�察�watching 

the figure lying on the green char beneath the lamplight。                Mary rose up�察�

and he looked into her eyes�察�and his heart grew cold within him。 

     ;Who is this woman�拭─�he said at last。           His voice was dry and hoarse。 

     ;That is the woman who Herbert married。; 

     Clarke looked again at the sketch�察�it was not Mary after all。                  There 

certainly was Mary's face�察�but there was something else�察�something he had 

not seen on Mary's features when the white´clad girl entered the laboratory 

with the doctor�察�nor at her terrible awakening�察�nor when she lay grinning 

on the bed。       Whatever it was�察�the glance that came from those eyes�察�the 

smile    on   the   full  lips�察 �or  the   expression    of   the  whole    face�察  �Clarke 

shuddered before it at his inmost soul�察�and thought�察�unconsciously�察�of Dr。 

Phillip's   words�察   �the   most   vivid   presentment   of   evil   I   have   ever   seen。; 



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He   turned   the   paper   over   mechanically   in   his   hand   and   glanced   at   the 

back。 

     ;Good God�        �Clarke�察�what is the matter�拭        �You are as white as death。; 

     Villiers had   started   wildly  from  his   chair�察 �as   Clarke   fell   back   with   a 

groan�察�and let the paper drop from his hands。 

     ;I don't feel very well�察�Villiers�察�I am subject to these attacks。            Pour me 

out a little wine�察�thanks�察�that will do。 I shall feel better in a few minutes。; 

     Villiers picked   up   the  fallen   sketch   and   turned it over  as   Clarke had 

done。 

     ;You saw that�拭─�he said。         ;That's how I identified it as being a portrait 

of Herbert's wife�察�or I should say his widow。            How do you feel now�拭─�

     ;Better�察�thanks�察�it was only a passing faintness。             I don't think I quite 

catch    your   meaning。      What     did   you   say   enabled    you   to  identify   the 

picture�拭─�

     ;This   word'Helen'was   written   on   the   back。   Didn't   I   tell   you   her 

name was Helen�拭         �Yes�察�Helen Vaughan。; 

     Clarke groaned�察�there could be no shadow of doubt。 

     ;Now�察�don't you agree with me�察─�said Villiers�察 �that in the story I have 

told you to´night�察�and in the part this woman plays in it�察�there are some 

very strange points�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�Villiers�察─�Clarke muttered�察 �it is a strange story indeed�察�a strange 

story indeed。      You must give me time to think it over�察�I may be able to 

help   you   or   I   may   not。 Must   you   be   going   now�拭      �Well�察  �good´night�察�

Villiers�察�good´night。       Come and see me in the course of a week。; 



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                                            V 



                            THE LETTER OF ADVICE 



     ;Do you know�察�Austin�察─�said Villiers�察�as the two friends were pacing 

sedately along   Piccadilly one   pleasant morning   in May�察  �do you   know  I 

am convinced that what you told me about Paul Street and the Herberts is 

a mere episode in an extraordinary history�拭          �I may as well confess to you 

that   when   I   asked   you   about   Herbert   a   few   months   ago   I   had   just   seen 

him。; 

     ;You had seen him�拭       �Where�拭─�

     ;He begged of me in the street one night。          He was in the most pitiable 

plight�察�but I recognized the man�察�and I got him to tell me his history�察�or at 

least the outline of it。    In brief�察�it amounted to thishe had been ruined by 

his wife。; 

     ;In what manner�拭─�

     ;He would not tell me�察�he would only say that she had destroyed him�察�

body and soul。      The man is dead now。 

     ;And what has become of his wife�拭─�

     ;Ah�察�that's what I should like to know�察�and I mean to find her sooner or 

later。   I know a man named Clarke�察�a dry fellow�察�in fact a man of business�察�

but shrewd enough。        You understand my meaning�察�not shrewd in the mere 

business sense of the word�察�but a man who really knows something about 

men   and   life。   Well�察  �I   laid   the   case   before   him�察  �and   he   was   evidently 

impressed。      He said it needed consideration�察�and asked me to come again 

in the course of a week。        A few days later I received this extraordinary 

letter。; 

    Austin took the envelope�察�drew out the letter�察�and read it curiously。             It 

ran as follows�此�

     ;MY DEAR VILLIERS��I have thought over the matter on which you 

consulted me the other night�察�and my advice to you is this。                Throw the 

portrait   into   the   fire�察  �blot   out   the   story   from   your   mind。 Never   give   it 

another thought�察�Villiers�察�or you will be sorry。         You will think�察�no doubt�察�

that I am in possession of some secret information�察�and to a certain extent 



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that is the case。      But I only know a little�察�I am like a traveller who has 

peered   over   an   abyss�察  �and   has   drawn   back   in   terror。   What   I   know   is 

strange enough and horrible enough�察�but beyond my knowledge there are 

depths and horrors more frightful still�察�more incredible than any tale told 

of   winter   nights   about  the   fire。  I   have   resolved�察 �and nothing shall   shake 

that resolve�察�to explore no whit farther�察�and if you value your happiness 

you will make the same determination。 

     ;Come   and   see   me   by  all   means�察  �but   we   will   talk   

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