And now— I suppose I should be considered too old. The fellow is little better than a lunatic. ‘But I have the pistol,’ Gerald pointed out. She hated the manor. He was dressed with the utmost care, and he set his feet upon the broad walk as though the action were in some way a condescension. I have just come from him. In a fit of despondency, superinduced by drunkenness, he made away with himself; and when the body was discovered, after a lapse of some months, such was the impression produced by the spectacle —such the alarm occasioned by the crazy state of the building, and, above all, by the terror inspired by strange and unearthly noises heard during the night, which were, of course, attributed to the spirit of the suicide, that the place speedily enjoyed the reputation of being haunted, and was, consequently, entirely abandoned. ‘And how is it that you have acquired this garb of a religieuse?’ he asked as she fitted the veil over her head. She drew her naked arms around herself. She stared out of the paned glass window, watching the trees being blown bare by the gale force. If he adhered to this policy—to keep away from her inconspicuously—she would forget the name by night, and to-morrow even the bearer of it would sink below the level of recollection. "And now," he continued, sternly, "was it your master who has just ridden by?" "No," answered Quilt, sullenly. His demeanour then was sober enough to lend colour to that belief. He rose, steadied himself, then walked out of the dining room. ’ ‘That wasn’t my fault.
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