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1、“Myauntwillbedownpresently,Mr.Nuttel,”saidaveryself-possessedyoungladyoffifteen;“inthemeantimeyoumusttryandputupwithme.”PrivatelyFramtonNutteldoubtedmorethaneverwhethertheseformalvisitsonasuccessionoftotalstrangerswoulddomuchtowardshelpingthenervecurewhichhewassupposedtobeundergoing.“
2、Iknowhowitwillbe,”hissisterhadsaidwhenhewaspreparingtomigratetothisruralretreat;“youwillburyyourselfdownthereandnotspeaktoalivingsoul,andyournerveswillbeworsethaneverfrommoping.IshalljustgiveyoulettersofintroductiontoallthepeopleIknowthere.Someofthem,asfarasIcanremember,werequitenice.
3、”FramtonwonderedwhetherMrs.Sappleton,theladytowhomhewaspresentingoneofthelettersofintroductioncameintothenicedivision.“Doyouknowmanyofthepeopleroundhere?”askedtheniece,whenshejudgedthattheyhadhadsufficientsilentcommunion.“Hardlyasoul,”saidFramton.“Mysisterwasstayinghere,attherectory,y
4、ouknow,somefouryearsago,andshegavemelettersofintroductiontosomeofthepeoplehere.”Hemadethelaststatementinatoneofdistinctregret.“Thenyouknowpracticallynothingaboutmyaunt?”pursuedtheself-possessedyounglady.“Onlyhernameandaddress,”admittedthecaller.HewaswonderingwhetherMrs.Sappletonwasint
5、hemarriedorwidowedstate.Anundefinablesomethingabouttheroomseemedtosuggestmasculinehabitation.“Hergreattragedyhappenedjustthreeyearsago,”saidthechild;“thatwouldbesinceyoursister'stime.”“Hertragedy?”askedFramton;somehowinthisrestfulcountryspottragediesseemedoutofplace.“Youmaywonderwhywe
6、keepthatwindowwideopenonanOctoberafternoon,”saidtheniece,indicatingalargeFrenchwindowthatopenedontoalawn.“Itisquitewarmforthetimeoftheyear,”saidFramton;“buthasthatwindowgotanythingtodowiththetragedy?”“Outthroughthatwindow,threeyearsagotoaday,herhusbandandhertwoyoungbrotherswentofffort
7、heirday'sshooting.Theynevercameback.Incrossingthemoortotheirfavouritesnipe-shootinggroundtheywereallthreeengulfedinatreacherouspieceofbog.Poorauntalwaysthinksthattheywillcomebacksomeday,theyandthelittlebrownspanielthatwaslostwiththem,andwalkinatthatwindowjustastheyusedtodo.Poordearaun
8、t,she
