At sight of his wan features, she forgot the urgency of her need for a moment, and fell to her knees at his bedside, placing her hands on his slack ones where they lay on the soiled coverlet. CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH THE COLLAPSE OF THE PENITENT Part 1 Spring had held back that year until the dawn of May, and then spring and summer came with a rush together. He was no longer in military uniform, and it was evident from his suit of brown brocade that he had been disturbed while preparing for an evening engagement. Melusine—the real Melusine—evidently did not see him immediately, for her attention was on her descent from the high vehicle. “Very well,” said Manning. Awkwardly, he closed his eyes and fumbled for a kiss. "Where shall I fly?" exclaimed the lady, bewildered with terror. "Nothing—nothing," she answered, bursting into tears. In a fit of despondency, superinduced by drunkenness, he made away with himself; and when the body was discovered, after a lapse of some months, such was the impression produced by the spectacle —such the alarm occasioned by the crazy state of the building, and, above all, by the terror inspired by strange and unearthly noises heard during the night, which were, of course, attributed to the spirit of the suicide, that the place speedily enjoyed the reputation of being haunted, and was, consequently, entirely abandoned. Spurlock relaxed, suddenly, and sank deeply into his pillows. ‘What happened, ma’am?’ enquired Gerald gently.
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