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Updated: June 14, 2025
"Then you did not see the woman who died in these rooms?" I asked. The effect of these words was magical and led to mutual explanations. She had not seen that woman, having encountered all the sorrow she wished to in that room. Nor was there any one else in the house at this time likely to recognise Mrs. L'Hommedieu, the janitor and hallboy both being new and Mrs.
L'Hommedieu's eye, which had sparkled at his name, dropped suddenly as he put the final question. "'I am sorry, she returned after a moment of embarrassment, 'but my husband is very seldom home evenings. If you will come about noon some day "'Thank you, said he, with a bright smile, 'but I will finish my business now and with you, seeing that Mr. L'Hommedieu is not at home.
Of the story she related I give as much of it as possible in her own words. "I was never their equal," said she, "but Mrs. L'Hommedieu was lonely, and, having no friends in town, was good enough to admit me to her parlour now and then and even to allow me to accompany her to the theatre when her husband was away on one of his mysterious visits. I never liked Mr. L'Hommedieu, but I did like her.
My personal staff was composed of Captain J. H. Hammond, assistant adjutant-general; Surgeons Hartshorn and L'Hommedieu; Lieutenant Colonels Hascall and Sanger, inspector-generals; Lieutenants McCoy and John Taylor, aides-de-camp. We were all conscious that the enemy was collecting at Corinth, but in what force we could not know, nor did we know what was going on behind us.
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