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"I cannot think so," Gwen interrupted "He was so rational in everything else"

"That is quite possible," I replied "I have known people to be o nowhere without a glass of it in their hands There is also a well-authenticated case of a man as as sane as you or I until he heard the words 'real estate' One day while quietly carving the entleman opposite him inadvertently spoke the fatal words, when, without a word of warning, he sprang at hi-knife with all the fury of the most violent maniac; and yet, under all other conditions, he was perfectly rational"

"If, on the other hand," said Maitland, continuing his remarks as if unaware of our interruption, "Mr Darrow's suspicions had any foundation in fact, it is alainst some specific person or persons If so, why did he not name them?--but, stay--hoe know that he did not? Let us proceed with our exa the insurance policies Neither Gwen nor I spoke till he had finished and thrown them doe both turned expectantly toward him

"All in Osborne's favour so far," he said "Principal to be held in trust by Miss Darrow under the terms of a hich we have yet to find; the incoo to Miss Darro for this," and he passed Gwen the sealed envelope addressed to her

She broke the seal with nified our desire to hear it, and she read as follows: MY DEAR GWEN: My forebodings have seee and uncalled for, but when this coroundless Of one episode into its foundation stone, you have been carefully kept in ignorance It is necessary that you should knohen I aly committed it to this paper, which will then fall into your hands My early life, until two years after I married yourdevoted to the service of the East India Coe of a department in their depot at Bombay You have seen Naples Add to the beauties of that city the interesting and motley population of Cairo and you can form some idea of the attractions of Bombay I was very happy there until the occurrence of the event I am about to narrate