The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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cemetery of Sevres. The doctor is a good creature, and knows when to pity
a man who can bear no more. He gave his certificate of heart disease and asked no questions of me." Then, lifting his head from his hands, he said, "Open the letter, Alec; it is for us both." I tore it open. It was Boris' will dated a year before. He left everything to Genevieve, and in case of her dying childless, I was to take control of the house in the Rue Sainte-Cecile, and Jack Scott the management at Ept. On our deaths the property reverted to his mother's family in Russia, with the exception of the sculptured marbles executed by himself. These he left to me. The page blurred under our eyes, and Jack got up and walked to the window. Presently he returned and sat down again. I dreaded to hear what he was going to say, but he spoke with the same simplicity and gentleness. "Genevieve lies before the Madonna in the marble room. The Madonna bends tenderly above her, and Genevieve smiles back into that calm face that never would have been except for her." His voice broke, but he grasped my hand, saying, "Courage, Alec." Next morning he left for Ept to fulfil his trust. IV |
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