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While
the
gentlemen
were
absent
from
the
hotel
,
the
room
which
had
been
already
associated
with
so
many
startling
circumstances
,
became
the
scene
of
another
strange
event
in
which
Lady
Montbarry
’
s
eldest
child
was
concerned
.
Little
Marian
had
been
got
ready
for
bed
as
usual
,
and
had
(
so
far
)
taken
hardly
any
notice
of
the
new
room
.
As
she
knelt
down
to
say
her
prayers
,
she
happened
to
look
up
at
that
part
of
the
ceiling
above
her
which
was
just
over
the
head
of
the
bed
.
The
next
instant
she
alarmed
Agnes
,
by
starting
to
her
feet
with
a
cry
of
terror
,
and
pointing
to
a
small
brown
spot
on
one
of
the
white
panelled
spaces
of
the
carved
ceiling
.
’
It
’
s
a
spot
of
blood
!
’
the
child
exclaimed
.
’
Take
me
away
!
I
won
’
t
sleep
here
!
’
Seeing
plainly
that
it
would
be
useless
to
reason
with
her
while
she
was
in
the
room
,
Agnes
hurriedly
wrapped
Marian
in
a
dressing
-
gown
,
and
carried
her
back
to
her
mother
in
the
drawing
-
room
.
Here
,
the
ladies
did
their
best
to
soothe
and
reassure
the
trembling
girl
.
The
effort
proved
to
be
useless
;
the
impression
that
had
been
produced
on
the
young
and
sensitive
mind
was
not
to
be
removed
by
persuasion
.
Marian
could
give
no
explanation
of
the
panic
of
terror
that
had
seized
her
.
She
was
quite
unable
to
say
why
the
spot
on
the
ceiling
looked
like
the
colour
of
a
spot
of
blood
.
She
only
knew
that
she
should
die
of
terror
if
she
saw
it
again
.
Under
these
circumstances
,
but
one
alternative
was
left
.
It
was
arranged
that
the
child
should
pass
the
night
in
the
room
occupied
by
her
two
younger
sisters
and
the
nurse
.
In
half
an
hour
more
,
Marian
was
peacefully
asleep
with
her
arm
around
her
sister
’
s
neck
.
Lady
Montbarry
went
back
with
Agnes
to
her
room
to
see
the
spot
on
the
ceiling
which
had
so
strangely
frightened
the
child
.
It
was
so
small
as
to
be
only
just
perceptible
,
and
it
had
in
all
probability
been
caused
by
the
carelessness
of
a
workman
,
or
by
a
dripping
from
water
accidentally
spilt
on
the
floor
of
the
room
above
.
’
I
really
cannot
understand
why
Marian
should
place
such
a
shocking
interpretation
on
such
a
trifling
thing
,
’
Lady
Montbarry
remarked
’
I
suspect
the
nurse
is
in
some
way
answerable
for
what
has
happened
,
’
Agnes
suggested
.
’
She
may
quite
possibly
have
been
telling
Marian
some
tragic
nursery
story
which
has
left
its
mischievous
impression
behind
it
.
Persons
in
her
position
are
sadly
ignorant
of
the
danger
of
exciting
a
child
’
s
imagination
.
You
had
better
caution
the
nurse
to
-
morrow
.
’
Lady
Montbarry
looked
round
the
room
with
admiration
.
’
Is
it
not
prettily
decorated
?
’
she
said
.
’
I
suppose
,
Agnes
,
you
don
’
t
mind
sleeping
here
by
yourself
.
?
’
Agnes
laughed
.
’
I
feel
so
tired
,
’
she
replied
,
’
that
I
was
thinking
of
bidding
you
good
-
night
,
instead
of
going
back
to
the
drawing
-
room
.
’
Lady
Montbarry
turned
towards
the
door
.
’
I
see
your
jewel
-
case
on
the
table
,
’
she
resumed
.
’
Don
’
t
forget
to
lock
the
other
door
there
,
in
the
dressing
-
room
.
’
