C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

Name: The Dark Veil — Chapter VI
Author: C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

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“The Dark Veil — Chapter VI”, published in 1921, is a work by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson. It explores elements such as Reardon, Joyce and June.

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ These gasps were punctuated with moans, and I should have been frightened if the direction and nearness of the queer noise hadn't told me at once that it came from the medium. I'd never before been to a séance, yet I felt instinctively that this was the convulsive sort of thing to expect.
Suddenly a dim light—oh, hardly a light!—a pale greenish glimmer, as if there were a glowworm in the room, became faintly visible. It seemed to swim in a delicate, gauzy mist. Its height above the floor—this was the thought flashing into my mind—was about that of a tall woman's heart. ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ There was an illusive glitter of rings, just such rings as June had worn, one emerald, one diamond. A dark streak across the ice-white throat showed her famous black pearls; and, strangest thing of all, the green light which glimmered through filmy folds of scarf was born apparently in a glittering emerald brooch.
At first the vision—which might have come through the wall of the room, for all we could tell—floated toward Robert. None save spirit eyes could have made him out distinctly in the darkness that was lit only by the small green gleam. ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ But she had no thought for me, nor for any of us, not even for Jim, who had ruined the game, nor for Miss Reardon who must have sold her to him at a price; she thought only of Robert Lorillard.
When she'd given up hope of escape, and lay panting, exhausted, flung across the sofa, she looked up at Robert!
“I loved you,” she wept. “That's why I did it. I couldn't let you go to another woman. I thought I saw a way to keep you always near me, almost as if you were mine. You can't hate a woman who loves you like that!” ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ Joyce shook her head. Jim “left it to Princess di Miramare,” and I decided that if Mr. Lorillard was satisfied, we were.
“Very well,” purred Miss Reardon, “In that case there's nothing more to wait for. Mr. Lorillard, will you switch off the lights as usual?”
“Oh,” I broke in, surprised, “I thought you'd told us that the influence was just as strong in light as darkness!”
“That is so,” replied the medium, “except for materialization. For that, darkness is essential. There's some quality in darkness that they need. They can't get the strength to materialize in light conditions.” ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ Then I asked Joyce for writing material, and scribbled a note to Robert. I told him:
There is a reason why you must get us invited by Miss Reardon to the last séance she gives before leaving. When I say “us,” I mean Joyce as well as myself, and the man I've just promised to marry. I know this will seem shocking to you, perhaps impossible, as you promised not to see Joyce again “voluntarily.” But, oh, Robert, trust me and 'make' it possible for the sake of a brave girl who once saved your life at the risk of her own. This time won't count as “voluntary” on your part. It is a necessity. ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ Elizabeth, that's what I'm going to do! I love you too much, my girl, to blackmail you permanently, to get you for my wife in payment of a bargain. I may be pretty bad, but I'm hanged if I'm as bad as that. ”

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C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson, The Dark Veil — Chapter VI (1921)

“ I said. “Now, thank Heaven, we know the truth before it's too late for you to be happy, as June herself would want you to be happy, if she knew. She wasn't cruel—the real June. She wasn't like this false one. Go now and take Joyce home to my flat, she's almost fainting.”
So, I got them both away. And when they were gone, the whole story was dragged from Opal. Jim forced her to confess. With Robert out of sight, the task wasn't difficult. You see, Miss Reardon had sold her beforehand. Jim doesn't care what price he pays, when he wants a thing! ”

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