The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-02-11
THE MOONSTONE
BY wILKIE COLLINS,
AUTHOR or "ARsApALK," "So sAxr," "ruH
wosAS ~ wnrrsr "ASroSNA," "ouEkS
or HEARTS," ETC.

vouAS IN vurrx, aASroSrxA,u "ouExS
a,
on HEARTS," ETC.
.
sstercd, aeeording 10 act % congress In the yssr
1857, by HARrKR BRoruERs, In the Clerks once
OF The District Court Of the United states ior The
Southern District Of New York.
THIRD NARRATIVE.
c'.'''s.i'd ~ H'"iA" S'as''
CnArrhS 'h-coSnsokp'
Shs lifted her head ffou my shoulder and tried
u release her hand. 'Oh, Why 70 back to IL" she
s.s p..h., vo, -. ,h. ,l.,,,
and i M An h The victim of % some mons,roas d.iu.on
S,sh s.s sorn an ,ns I'm nxs, 81 ra.r ,s
Ss,ser, We may end In saderstsnding each other
'M M., head drovp,d back ON nv shoulder. The
,..rs ~sther,d IN her ewes and fell slowly over
her cbeeis sOhW she aid. .hAve never had thAi
ho,ss Hsv. never tSisd 10 See n. a. Won Are try.
IN nov
Sar n. -. ,,tsd nv vo.,.sif, 7 .n.vers5 .you
h.xs nave, trIed MIN me to helm you,
Tsoss var,is scemed 10 .walep In her ,omethiny
n, ,hs hone 1hieh 4 fet myscif when uttsred
them. she replied to my questions with more thar
aoc,ly-sns saer.sa nst IN ,s,sinssn'e' ,l she WIZ
'asu VpeAeN "s' "A.' ~
Let rs 81, sex,n % ssid wi with What hsPpsnsd al ate =
e:d' or sia 700 % ,i' npr
.pid you notice the time, Was it later
. .Ne, very Aeos. Twelve osioek'i think
.S '9s ~. a. =, s,u,n ,h.t ,ivht,
.y yo. COUNTY, s,,0-p see 'nA' nisu@
WvUs Esue.
IT,. .. s sS,.sins sI ol 700. s.m.,,.a r.. sou.,,,,r
a., az. ,a.. - 80. ss.n ,a ~. ,oys. van,
" une zone, sven mofg @sn IN 'ns soIus, ssn' !.
ma ss.s ,S., hs. ..s ,sis 70 IN o"S as A'''
Hue sIss shas NJ - soto w ~ oa. ., ,.,.s
msd you any ngnt In your room lekca;
None.unn otup AxAin anu III ny candio-
,S. long We, .s., rs5 you ssns sn., 70 Ssdr
'Df yoa leave your eedrcomi'
sas going 70 leave =. had Pu, on my dress
.ng go.n sad = "~s soins in'o my s'sns'f"'"
.fsa oE,s ,SS SSUar, ap,..a your s.a.roOu door,
had Just opened IL A., .,,,,. r
.Sa wa. xanns fSss sram 'psJ raInr .nI In,o % n
.whst seeppsd you ,o.,
.asn,,s, sIs unIs, 'no u'or' anu h'"'u 'Oo''
s'eps @ spprosSa,ssj nn s,,ns;i.., ~
Not then; knew my, poor mother vas bad
sleeper AND tnat sns n.a Tsd S ssrs ~.
s1a. ersng 70 Pu,usae ms 70 .ss ne, .nn,aS
noost -, tnought anu ,Ane.su sne w. ws .s. Soa.
Ing 70 see " Va, IN bed. and 70 ,peAk 10 me aoou
ns paneR AGAIN; II shs ound 4 vsuP
.ShIN wa. dia you co. a. ,,., an. .,v., ,,i,i
was In bed. ! vas unreasonaole, en- my sac;
Va ae.ermisca IsP 70 aeeP NY DA"oAa' 'u '"' P'~''
- l..L
Anss blowing the candle out did you 20 ee. oaes
Il hsd no time TO 70 back Az the moment vhes
and iaw-,
YoaAwr
nou"
mo-
q. ysaI niEASgO.n, with yOsr bedroom candle
.AIoner
.Hls1s Alons 80, v...,
yea
raniy .so-.y
Quite plainly. The candle N yosr hAnd snoves
lite me-
Were my eyes opsnr
Yes
Did you neses anytnias ns,,n ans1 'nem' An
brighter than usual You looked spout IN tn
room As " you knew you we're ynere you ougn
not 10 es, and as n you we're AFRAID OF being iounS
out.
Did 700 oessrve one thing when came Into tn
the room. did you observe how waIkedr
You walted ~ you always do. You came as n
sed ,.esct ssest yssL,
What did You do on arst seeing msr
SS SS'snr even %S1s
shs, my door
Could sse where you ssoodr pu, -,
msst "a ,esard ~. ni IN, uss.." "a s.s IN
nsss,,a"' nsssu am ,ars Won nsyer ss~ mer w.
.IIow are you sursr
would you have taken sne pamondI wouIa ~
s.,s nSs Il ,SS hsa ...n that sasSs
Iooaing ~ yoet pony maze me un 2, ,nss -,
ofic twsnt 70 answer you quiety. heIp me
hesp a. esln as can. Go On 70 something else =.
she ehsn~ IN eVery way hsn@ hNeas 0o
otnst tninss ss,,, ,,,. =
,hs rnom a and s,oanea ~ thsss O' =" S"' "'11'
You turned AWAY and went straight TO the cor
.nsI near the window. where my Indian eaeine
han Iv,s n, IN. o.bp., INV hack mug, hay
been turned toward you. How did you know wha
I,.s doing, E,.,,,
when you moved NOVEL.
so as 70 500 what was .eost With my hAndsr
you stood there saw all thst you DID rejected u
one OF them
" wnat ava you see ,,..,
YSr epsasa and shut one dr..sr r. si'sr an, anStns ~,
my Diamond S.S S Looked & at At the open s d,Assr 70
ioSI q. Diamond os,
.is'- ~o,s n. nj On ,rto ,hs sysvs, snS n a.,
m. sis m V Of the The stone between your Anger an,
thSmS when yca ,coK your hand oal'
Nu my hAss speso~'A sAe Ns"~ ~sA'
c"se " yoI 'ussso ~ n,.. a. xo.. .,.s, n. .na
Nc ,oe hna .ne gsma nun. IN ,"n sss s.h
net net si,s S @ your Isi, hand
.Did look asou; me again Aftsr thatr
:Sa l..-. tn. roo. inn.d!...lyr
long time. isAs your fAee slde.sys In The sl.s.
YOU .oe.ea ne & man sno Va thinkins' ana ai'
satisfied Win ms ewn tnoaghe'
What MA % happsnsa s, nsai ,,., a., ,.,
lou rVuses yoarseu ON soaaen anu wen
"!r,sht my .,a Sas 2, I'm ,ns rvem ac.-
NO. You Y.sseA cut quickly Into tho pAssAs'
VI ~. oP'"