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tried tn think.
BERNARD occupied the next room to mine
and heard him walking Ia and fro. to and
fro. lie was equally restless. After sitting
about an hour gazing into the lpmp. during
which time the house was quiet and still the
servant, having retired Ia bed. | heard a
deep heavy gruan. In Bernard. room. |
trcmblcd in every limb; the slightest sound
startlcs one In the dead of night.
"Bcrnard must be- m cried aloud, and
wrapping my dressing gown hastily around
me. fastened to his door and knocked.
bernard, what !, the mattcr?' cried, my
voice shaking with terror.
NO answer put an"tn't Gi"Ah' l rushed
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and won't open the door"
NV aunt had lust fallen titohrr first ,lccu.
My voice partly reused her; she wa, dream.
ing.
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ian unfair one"
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eyes, and fully arousing herself Ia the pres
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ale Is suITrrln, from Madness I cried.
.huddcrinr In u,y amt
At that moment She rushed to his side. and
his head fell hack tnnu my shoulder.
"AINy the Lord helm NDu To- bear tnis-yOllr
cross noor child" shc said assisting me 10
hnld hi, h,nJ and dr.rrr,tclv cndcayorinr
Ia sneak calmly "Ii il uoisonc,l-seen
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my cars far mnn,l,s nft,r Their, are realities
i'm life which although we know 10 be facts
seem to rise brfnrc our vision like n dread
nightmare. II seems impos,ible for us 10 be-
liryc them until thc healing nhysicinn-timc.
gradually rncnnciles t,s IN ali things
What a contrary effect trnuble has on diff
fcrent nrrsnnsi iIoy II alters the disposi-
ton. alters the tenor of their whole lives
There are some whom IL brushes to earth
finally. who never lift their heads again; but
This * really In a measure "seltishness" for
we have the living IA think of and this world
rro,,ircs action There ara others who be-
come ada,nant- II Kills them. don't mean
that IL actually oucnchcs the vital shark fife
itself but hardens the heart deadcns the
| brain numbs tbn snnsns and stnynatcs nil
tho srnsibilitirs with regard 10 myself |
can't saw that II actually had that effect. bu,
II certainly changed me wonderfully.
II was some time before nwose 10 the
truth. Bernard had died from the effects Of
tho noisnn. was II Suicide mr. nur,ler2
If suicide. what reason was there for such
an act-what drove him 10 II? II murder.
who was the culpritp Who could hayepossl