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Hartrey and the lawyer had been obliged to confess that they had been in the wrong throughout, in the view they had taken of the matter. But, when she happened to be absent from the house, for any length of time, it was not to be denied that Jack relapsed.
Hearing this bold announcement I am almost ashamed to confess it, in these enlightened days we all three protested. Modest Mr. Hartrey was almost as loud and as eloquent as the lawyer, and I was not far behind Mr. Hartrey.
It has a very serious bearing on passages in the present narrative which are yet to come. I accordingly present a copy of it in this place: "Private and confidential. "Dear Mr. Hartrey, It is impossible for me to address myself to Mrs. Wagner, in the first days of the affliction that has fallen on her.
Bring him here this evening, after business-hours. And don't leave us just yet; I want to put a question to you relating to my husband's affairs, in which I am deeply interested." Mr. Hartrey returned to his chair. After a momentary hesitation, my aunt put her question in terms which took us all three by surprise. "My husband was connected with many charitable institutions," the widow began.
The lawyer, being the bolder man of the two, added a word of warning, addressed directly to my aunt. "I venture to suggest," he said, "that there are circumstances connected with the late Mr. Wagner's position at the Hospital, which make it desirable not to pursue the subject any farther. Mr. Hartrey will confirm what I say, when I tell you that Mr.
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