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 : Yes  but if you wouldn’t mind. Show Mrs. Grey into the library, Ellen, and ask Mr. Baldry in, will you?

(To ) This way, ma’am. [She shows off R.





What can it mean? Think think of something it can mean that isn’t horrible.

You didn’t help much to clear it up.

But it’s all so ghastly I can’t believe it. Chris our Chris  and that woman

[She breaks off as shows in, R., a clergyman in the early forties.

Frank! What is it? Have you news of Chris?





He’s alive.





You mean ?



You mean he’s mad?