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’
With
this
audacious
preface
,
he
proceeds
to
state
the
conditions
on
which
he
will
play
his
part
in
the
conspiracy
,
and
die
(
if
he
does
die
)
worth
a
thousand
pounds
.
’
Either
the
Countess
or
the
Baron
are
to
taste
the
food
and
drink
brought
to
his
bedside
,
in
his
presence
,
and
even
the
medicines
which
the
doctor
may
prescribe
for
him
.
As
for
the
promised
sum
of
money
,
it
is
to
be
produced
in
one
bank
-
note
,
folded
in
a
sheet
of
paper
,
on
which
a
line
is
to
be
written
,
dictated
by
the
Courier
.
The
two
enclosures
are
then
to
be
sealed
up
in
an
envelope
,
addressed
to
his
wife
,
and
stamped
ready
for
the
post
This
done
,
the
letter
is
to
be
placed
under
his
pillow
;
the
Baron
or
the
Countess
being
at
liberty
to
satisfy
themselves
,
day
by
day
,
at
their
own
time
,
that
the
letter
remains
in
its
place
,
with
the
seal
unbroken
,
as
long
as
the
doctor
has
any
hope
of
his
patient
’
s
recovery
.
The
last
stipulation
follows
.
The
Courier
has
a
conscience
;
and
with
a
view
to
keeping
it
easy
,
insists
that
he
shall
be
left
in
ignorance
of
that
part
of
the
plot
which
relates
to
the
sequestration
of
my
Lord
.
Not
that
he
cares
particularly
what
becomes
of
his
miserly
master
—
but
he
does
dislike
taking
other
people
’
s
responsibilities
on
his
own
shoulders
.
’
These
conditions
being
agreed
to
,
the
Countess
calls
in
the
Baron
,
who
has
been
waiting
events
in
the
next
room
.
’
He
is
informed
that
the
Courier
has
yielded
to
temptation
;
but
he
is
still
too
cautious
to
make
any
compromising
remarks
.
Keeping
his
back
turned
on
the
bed
,
he
shows
a
bottle
to
the
Countess
.
It
is
labelled
"
Chloroform
.
"
She
understands
that
my
Lord
is
to
be
removed
from
his
room
in
a
convenient
state
of
insensibility
.
In
what
part
of
the
palace
is
he
to
be
hidden
?
As
they
open
the
door
to
go
out
,
the
Countess
whispers
that
question
to
the
Baron
.
The
Baron
whispers
back
,
"
In
the
vaults
!
"
The
curtain
falls
.
’
So
the
Second
Act
ended
.
Turning
to
the
Third
Act
,
Henry
looked
wearily
at
the
pages
as
he
let
them
slip
through
his
fingers
.
Both
in
mind
and
body
,
he
began
to
feel
the
need
of
repose
.
In
one
important
respect
,
the
later
portion
of
the
manuscript
differed
from
the
pages
which
he
had
just
been
reading
.
Signs
of
an
overwrought
brain
showed
themselves
,
here
and
there
,
as
the
outline
of
the
play
approached
its
end
.
The
handwriting
grew
worse
and
worse
.
Some
of
the
longer
sentences
were
left
unfinished
.
In
the
exchange
of
dialogue
,
questions
and
answers
were
not
always
attributed
respectively
to
the
right
speaker
.
At
certain
intervals
the
writer
’
s
failing
intelligence
seemed
to
recover
itself
for
a
while
;
only
to
relapse
again
,
and
to
lose
the
thread
of
the
narrative
more
hopelessly
than
ever
.
After
reading
one
or
two
of
the
more
coherent
passages
Henry
recoiled
from
the
ever
-
darkening
horror
of
the
story
.
He
closed
the
manuscript
,
heartsick
and
exhausted
,
and
threw
himself
on
his
bed
to
rest
.
The
door
opened
almost
at
the
same
moment
.
Lord
Montbarry
entered
the
room
.
’
We
have
just
returned
from
the
Opera
,
’
he
said
;
’
and
we
have
heard
the
news
of
that
miserable
woman
’
s
death
.
They
say
you
spoke
to
her
in
her
last
moments
;
and
I
want
to
hear
how
it
happened
.
’
