you know she is dead?
I am not at liberty to say how I know it—but I DO know it.
Are you at liberty to say how you found out my address?
Certainly. I got your address from Mrs. Clements.
Mrs. Clements is a foolish woman. Did she tell you to come here?
She did not.
ThenI ask you againwhy did you come?
AsshewasdeterminedtohaveheranswerIgaveittoherinthe
plainest possible form.
IcameIsaid [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],becauseIthoughtAnneCatherick'smothermight
have some natural interest in knowing whether she was alive or dead.
JustsosaidMrs.Catherick [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],withadditionalself-possession.Had
you no other motive?
Ihesitated.Therightanswertothatquestionwasnoteasytofindata
moment's notice.
Ifyouhavenoothermotiveshewenton,deliberatelytakingoffher
slate-colouredmittens [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],androllingthemup,Ihaveonlytothankyou
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foryourvisitandtosaythatIwillnotdetainyouhereanylonger.Your
informationwouldbemoresatisfactoryifyouwerewillingtoexplain
howyoubecamepossessedofit.HoweveritjustifiesmeIsupposein
goingintomourning.Thereisnotmuchalterationnecessaryinmydress
as you see. When I have changed my mittensI shall be all in black.
Shesearchedinthepocketofhergowndrewoutapairofblacklace
mittensputthemonwiththestoniestandsteadiestcomposureand
then quietyilai:
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