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’
I
don
’
t
think
about
it
as
you
do
,
’
she
said
gravely
.
’
But
I
should
like
to
speak
to
my
brother
of
what
has
happened
.
We
will
go
back
to
Milan
.
’
Some
hours
necessarily
elapsed
before
they
could
leave
the
hotel
,
by
the
first
train
in
the
forenoon
.
In
that
interval
,
Mrs
.
Norbury
’
s
maid
found
an
opportunity
of
confidentially
informing
the
valet
of
what
had
passed
between
her
mistress
and
herself
.
The
valet
had
other
friends
to
whom
he
related
the
circumstances
in
his
turn
.
In
due
course
of
time
,
the
narrative
,
passing
from
mouth
to
mouth
,
reached
the
ears
of
the
manager
.
He
instantly
saw
that
the
credit
of
the
hotel
was
in
danger
,
unless
something
was
done
to
retrieve
the
character
of
the
room
numbered
Fourteen
.
English
travellers
,
well
acquainted
with
the
peerage
of
their
native
country
,
informed
him
that
Henry
Westwick
and
Mrs
.
Norbury
were
by
no
means
the
only
members
of
the
Montbarry
family
.
Curiosity
might
bring
more
of
them
to
the
hotel
,
after
hearing
what
had
happened
.
The
manager
’
s
ingenuity
easily
hit
on
the
obvious
means
of
misleading
them
,
in
this
case
.
The
numbers
of
all
the
rooms
were
enamelled
in
blue
,
on
white
china
plates
,
screwed
to
the
doors
.
He
ordered
a
new
plate
to
be
prepared
,
bearing
the
number
,
’
13
A
’
;
and
he
kept
the
room
empty
,
after
its
tenant
for
the
time
being
had
gone
away
,
until
the
plate
was
ready
.
He
then
re
-
numbered
the
room
;
placing
the
removed
Number
Fourteen
on
the
door
of
his
own
room
(
on
the
second
floor
)
,
which
,
not
being
to
let
,
had
not
previously
been
numbered
at
all
.
By
this
device
,
Number
Fourteen
disappeared
at
once
and
for
ever
from
the
books
of
the
hotel
,
as
the
number
of
a
bedroom
to
let
.
Having
warned
the
servants
to
beware
of
gossiping
with
travellers
,
on
the
subject
of
the
changed
numbers
,
under
penalty
of
being
dismissed
,
the
manager
composed
his
mind
with
the
reflection
that
he
had
done
his
duty
to
his
employers
’
Now
,
’
he
thought
to
himself
,
with
an
excusable
sense
of
triumph
,
’
let
the
whole
family
come
here
if
they
like
!
The
hotel
is
a
match
for
them
.
’
Before
the
end
of
the
week
,
the
manager
found
himself
in
relations
with
’
the
family
’
once
more
.
A
telegram
from
Milan
announced
that
Mr
.
Francis
Westwick
would
arrive
in
Venice
on
the
next
day
;
and
would
be
obliged
if
Number
Fourteen
,
on
the
first
floor
,
could
be
reserved
for
him
,
in
the
event
of
its
being
vacant
at
the
time
.
The
manager
paused
to
consider
,
before
he
issued
his
directions
.
The
re
-
numbered
room
had
been
last
let
to
a
French
gentleman
.
It
would
be
occupied
on
the
day
of
Mr
.
Francis
Westwick
’
s
arrival
,
but
it
would
be
empty
again
on
the
day
after
.
Would
it
be
well
to
reserve
the
room
for
the
special
occupation
of
Mr
.
Francis
?
and
when
he
had
passed
the
night
unsuspiciously
and
comfortably
in
’
No
.
13
A
,
’
to
ask
him
in
the
presence
of
witnesses
how
he
liked
his
bedchamber
?
In
this
case
,
if
the
reputation
of
the
room
happened
to
be
called
in
question
again
,
the
answer
would
vindicate
it
,
on
the
evidence
of
a
member
of
the
very
family
which
had
first
given
Number
Fourteen
a
bad
name
.
After
a
little
reflection
,
the
manager
decided
on
trying
the
experiment
,
and
directed
that
’
13
A
’
should
be
reserved
accordingly
.
On
the
next
day
,
Francis
Westwick
arrived
in
excellent
spirits
.
