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“Diditseemtohaveupsether?”
askedMissMarple.
&orhesitated.
“Well,Idon’tknowthatitaffectedherappearaall,”
hesaidcautiously.
&,forinstance,growfatter?”
askedMissMarple.
“Doyouknow—it’sacuriousthingythat.hinkback,Ibelieveyht.She—yes,shedidseem,ifanythii.”
“Howhorrible,”
saidJahashudder.“It’slike—it’slikefatteningonyourvictim’sblood.”
“A,inanotherway,ImaybedoingheranionDrLloyd.“Shelysaidsomethi,whitediirelydiffereheremaybe,Ithinkthereare,ceswhichworkveryslowly—whietoawakeyofthedeeditted.”
“Itwastheeveningbeforeherdeparturefromthearies.Shehadaskedmetogoandseeher,andhadthankedmeverywarmlyforallIhaddoohelpher.I,ofadelightofthematter,saidIhadowasnaturaluandsoon.Thereauseafterthat,andthenshesuddenlyaskedmeaquestion.
‘Doyouthink,’sheasked,‘thatoifiedintakioone’so>
&hatthatwasratheradifficultquestion,butthatonthewhole,Ithoughtnot.Thelawwasthelaw,aoabidebyit.’
&ispowerless?’
‘Idoand.’
‘It’sdifficulttoexplaidosomethingthatissidereddefinitelywrong–thatissideredacrime,even,foodandsuffitreason.’
Ireplieddrylythatpossiblyseveralalshadthoughtthatiime,andsheshrankback.
‘Butthat’shorrible,’shemurmured.‘Horrible.’
Ahageoftonesheaskedmetogivehersomethingtomakehersleep.Shehadosleepproperlysied—sierribleshock.
‘You’resureitisthat?Thereisnyou?Nothingonyourmind?’
‘Onmymind?Whatshouldbeonmymind?’
Shespokefierdsuspiciously.
‘Worryisacauseofsleeplessimes,’Isaidlightly.
&obroodforamoment.
‘Doyoumeanwoverthefuture,overthepast,whi’tbealtered?’
&her.’
‘Onlyitwouldn’tbeanygoverthepast.You’tbringback—Oh!What’stheuse!Othithink.’
Iprescribedheramildsleepingdraughtandmademyadieu.AsIoalittleoverthewordsshehadspoken.‘You’tbringback—’‘What?Orwho?’
Ithinkthatlastinterviewpreparedmeinaastoe.Idid,ofcourse,butened,Irised.BearyBartonstruckmeallalongasatiouswoman—notaweaksiawomanwiths,whotothem,andwhowouldasloillbelievedintheIfaiversationwehadshewasbeginningtodoubtherowns.Iknestedtomethatshewasfeelifaintbeginningsofthatterriblesoul-searcher-remorse.
&hinghappenedinwall,inasmalllace,ratherdesertedatthatseasomusthavebeeeMarch.Ireadaboutitinthepapers.Aladyhadbeenstayingatasmallhotelthere—aMissBarton.Shehadbeenveryoddandpehermahadbeennoticedbyall.Atnightsheanddownherrotoherself,andnotallowingthepeopleohersideofhertosleep.ShehadtheviedayandhadtoldhimthatshehadauniofthegravestimportaomaketohiShehad,shesaid,itteda,instead,shehadstoodupabruptlyandsaidshewouldotherday.Thevicarputherdownasbeingslightlymental,anddidnottakeherself-aseriously.
TheverymshewasfoundtobemissingfromherrooAaddressedtotheer.Itranasfollows:
Itriedtospeaktothevicaryesterday,tofessall,butwasnotallowed.Shewouldme.Imakeamendsonlyoneway—alifeforalife;agothesamewayashersdid.I,too,mustdrowninthedeepsea.IbelievedIwasjustified.Iseenowthatthatwasnotso.IfIdesireAmy’sfivegotoher.Letnoonebeblamedformydeath.
—MaryBarton
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