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Death speaks with the tongue of Mereat unknown to seize and hold fast our plighted souls
What Maitland's reason was for spending the night with the dead body of Darrow, or how he busied hi, I do not know Perhaps he desired toremained untouched, or, itGwen froht this latter view very probable at the tiularly ihtGay fro connected with her father's sad andat e upon Gwen a glass of wine, in which I had placed a generous sedative The terrible tension soon began to relax, and in less than half an hour she was sleeping quietly I dreaded the moment when she should awake and the memory of all that had happened should descend like an avalanche upon her I toldher to stay by Gwen and to give her, iht I had prepared for the purpose of so her sensibilities I arose early, and went to Maitland's laboratory to collect the things he desired When I returned Gake, and to ratification in even a better condition than I had dared to hope
It was quite late e reached her house, and Maitland had evidently been at work several hours He looked sharply at Ghen she entered, and seemed much pleased at her condition "You have obeyed ave her his hand "Yes," she replied, "I was very tired, and the doctor's cordial quite overcalance at the network of white string which Maitland had stretched across the carpet, dividing it into squares like an i look, he said: "French detectives are the h in the world, and I a an exhaustive search Each one of the squares fors is numbered, and represents one square foot of carpet, the nuht Every inch of every one of these squares I shall exa found which can be of any possible interest will be carefully preserved, and its exact location accurately marked upon this chart I have prepared, which, as you will see, has the same nu reduced from one square foot to one square inch You will note that I have already marked the location of all doors, s, and furniture The weapon, if there be one, may be very minute, but if it be on the floor we may be assured the microscope will find it The walls of the roo projections, and the furniture, I shall exah I have now so the weapon is not here"