He remained
in the room with the coffin, reciting the prayers for the dead,
until the funeral left the palace. Bear all these statements
in mind, Agnes; and how can you deny that the question of Montbarry's
death and burial is a question set at rest? We have really
but one doubt left: we have still to ask ourselves whether
the remains which I discovered are the remains of the lost courier,
or not. There is the case, as I understand it. Have I stated
it fairly?'
Agnes could not deny that he had stated it fairly.
"Then what prevents you from experiencing the same sense of relief
that I feel?' Henry asked.
'What I saw last night prevents me,' Agnes answered. 'When we spoke
of this subject, after our inquiries were over, you reproached me
with taking what you called the superstitious view. I don't quite
admit that--but I do acknowledge that I should find the superstitious
view intelligible if I heard it expressed by some other person.
Remembering what your brother and I once were to each other in the
bygone time, I can understand the apparition making itself visible
to me, to claim the mercy of Christian burial, and the vengeance due
to a crime.
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