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beennonewdiscovery,ofmoney,orofanyotherpropertybut”
Hefelthiswristheldcloser,andhestopped.Theexpressioninthe
forehead,whichhadsoparticularlyattractedhisnotice,andwhich
wasnowimmovable,haddeepenedintooneofpainandhorror.
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“Buthehasbeenbeenfound.Heisalive.Greatlychanged,it
istooprobablealmostawreck,itispossiblethoughwewillhope
forthebest.Still,alive.Yourfatherhasbeentakentothehouseof
anoldservantinParis,andwearegoingthere:I,toidentifyhimif
Ican:you,torestorehimtolife,love,duty,rest,comfort.”
Ashiverranthroughherframe,andfromitthroughhis.She
said,inalow,distinct,awe-strickenvoice,asifsheweresayingit
inadream,“IamgoingtoseehisGhost!ItwillbehisGhostnot
him!”
Mr.Lorryquietlychafedthehandsthatheldhisarm.“There,
there,there!Seenow,seenow!Thebestandtheworstareknown
toyou,now.Youarewellonyourwaytothepoorwronged
gentleman,and,withafairseavoyage,andafairlandjourney,you
willbesoonathisdearside.”
Sherepeatedinthesametone,sunktoawhisper,“Ihavebeen
free,Ihavebeenhappy,yethisGhosthasneverhauntedme!”
“Onlyonethingmore,”saidMr.Lorry,layingstressuponitasa
wholesomemeansofenforcingherattention:“hehasbeenfound
underanothernamehisown,longforgottenorlongconcealed.It
wouldbeworsethanuselessnowtoinquirewhichworsethan
uselesstoseektoknoww