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"
He
held
out
his
hands
,
on
which
we
had
noticed
that
he
wore
gloves
in
the
house
.
"
Accidents
will
happen
sometimes
,
"
he
said
,
"
no
matter
how
careful
a
man
may
be
.
I
burnt
my
hands
severely
in
trying
a
new
combination
the
other
day
,
and
they
are
only
recovering
now
.
"
’
We
mention
these
otherwise
unimportant
incidents
,
in
order
to
show
that
our
exploration
of
the
palace
was
not
impeded
by
any
attempt
at
concealment
.
We
were
even
admitted
to
her
ladyship
’
s
own
room
—
on
a
subsequent
occasion
,
when
she
went
out
to
take
the
air
.
Our
instructions
recommended
us
to
examine
his
lordship
’
s
residence
,
because
the
extreme
privacy
of
his
life
at
Venice
,
and
the
remarkable
departure
of
the
only
two
servants
in
the
house
,
might
have
some
suspicious
connection
with
the
nature
of
his
death
.
We
found
nothing
to
justify
suspicion
.
’
As
to
his
lordship
’
s
retired
way
of
life
,
we
have
conversed
on
the
subject
with
the
consul
and
the
banker
—
the
only
two
strangers
who
held
any
communication
with
him
.
He
called
once
at
the
bank
to
obtain
money
on
his
letter
of
credit
,
and
excused
himself
from
accepting
an
invitation
to
visit
the
banker
at
his
private
residence
,
on
the
ground
of
delicate
health
.
His
lordship
wrote
to
the
same
effect
on
sending
his
card
to
the
consul
,
to
excuse
himself
from
personally
returning
that
gentleman
’
s
visit
to
the
palace
.
We
have
seen
the
letter
,
and
we
beg
to
offer
the
following
copy
of
it
.
"
Many
years
passed
in
India
have
injured
my
constitution
.
I
have
ceased
to
go
into
society
;
the
one
occupation
of
my
life
now
is
the
study
of
Oriental
literature
.
The
air
of
Italy
is
better
for
me
than
the
air
of
England
,
or
I
should
never
have
left
home
.
Pray
accept
the
apologies
of
a
student
and
an
invalid
.
The
active
part
of
my
life
is
at
an
end
.
"
The
self
-
seclusion
of
his
lordship
seems
to
us
to
be
explained
in
these
brief
lines
.
We
have
not
,
however
,
on
that
account
spared
our
inquiries
in
other
directions
.
Nothing
to
excite
a
suspicion
of
anything
wrong
has
come
to
our
knowledge
.
’
As
to
the
departure
of
the
lady
’
s
maid
,
we
have
seen
the
woman
’
s
receipt
for
her
wages
,
in
which
it
is
expressly
stated
that
she
left
Lady
Montbarry
’
s
service
because
she
disliked
the
Continent
,
and
wished
to
get
back
to
her
own
country
.
This
is
not
an
uncommon
result
of
taking
English
servants
to
foreign
parts
.
Lady
Montbarry
has
informed
us
that
she
abstained
from
engaging
another
maid
in
consequence
of
the
extreme
dislike
which
his
lordship
expressed
to
having
strangers
in
the
house
,
in
the
state
of
his
health
at
that
time
.
’
The
disappearance
of
the
courier
Ferrari
is
,
in
itself
,
unquestionably
a
suspicious
circumstance
.
Neither
her
ladyship
nor
the
Baron
can
explain
it
;
and
no
investigation
that
we
could
make
has
thrown
the
smallest
light
on
this
event
,
or
has
justified
us
in
associating
it
,
directly
or
indirectly
,
with
the
object
of
our
inquiry
.
We
have
even
gone
the
length
of
examining
the
portmanteau
which
Ferrari
left
behind
him
.
It
contains
nothing
but
clothes
and
linen
—
no
money
,
and
not
even
a
scrap
of
paper
in
the
pockets
of
the
clothes
.
The
portmanteau
remains
in
charge
of
the
police
.
’
We
have
also
found
opportunities
of
speaking
privately
to
the
old
woman
who
attends
to
the
rooms
occupied
by
her
ladyship
and
the
Baron
.
She
was
recommended
to
fill
this
situation
by
the
keeper
of
the
restaurant
who
has
supplied
the
meals
to
the
family
throughout
the
period
of
their
residence
at
the
palace
.
Her
character
is
most
favourably
spoken
of
.
Unfortunately
,
her
limited
intelligence
makes
her
of
no
value
as
a
witness
.
We
were
patient
and
careful
in
questioning
her
,
and
we
found
her
perfectly
willing
to
answer
us
;
but
we
could
elicit
nothing
which
is
worth
including
in
the
present
report
.
’
On
the
second
day
of
our
inquiries
,
we
had
the
honour
of
an
interview
with
Lady
Montbarry
.
Her
ladyship
looked
miserably
worn
and
ill
,
and
seemed
to
be
quite
at
a
loss
to
understand
what
we
wanted
with
her
.
Baron
Rivar
,
who
introduced
us
,
explained
the
nature
of
our
errand
in
Venice
,
and
took
pains
to
assure
her
that
it
was
a
purely
formal
duty
on
which
we
were
engaged
.
Having
satisfied
her
ladyship
on
this
point
,
he
discreetly
left
the
room
.
’
The
questions
which
we
addressed
to
Lady
Montbarry
related
mainly
,
of
course
,
to
his
lordship
’
s
illness
.
The
answers
,
given
with
great
nervousness
of
manner
,
but
without
the
slightest
appearance
of
reserve
,
informed
us
of
the
facts
that
follow
:
’
Lord
Montbarry
had
been
out
of
order
for
some
time
past
—
nervous
and
irritable
.
He
first
complained
of
having
taken
cold
on
November
13
last
;
he
passed
a
wakeful
and
feverish
night
,
and
remained
in
bed
the
next
day
.
Her
ladyship
proposed
sending
for
medical
advice
.
