Edgar Jepson

Name: The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12
Author: Edgar Jepson

The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

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“The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12”, published in 1910, is a work by Edgar Jepson. It explores elements such as Woodfell, Pamela and brandy.

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ The autumn wore through; and we never felt the tediousness of the declining year. Long walks with Pamela took the place of my lawn tennis; and I never missed it. In the fuller and healthier life she was enjoying she throve like a flower in its proper sunshine; her beauty and charm increased.
The rites, as Woodfell had promised, were not again that autumn celebrated in the garden of No. 19; at any rate the full rites were not. But some rites were celebrated in his study—at least so it seemed —for three or four times he sent Pamela to bed early, and locked her in her room. ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ I dropped on one knee beside Woodfell, poured brandy into the teaspoon, raised him, and poured it into his mouth. Then I laid him back, re-filled the teaspoon, gave him the brandy, and laid him back again. Pamela stood with a hand on my shoulder; and I could hear her teeth chattering. We watched him a minute, or a minute and a half. His face in that dim light looked blueish. His faint breathing grew stronger; and I gave him more brandy. All the while fear unspeakable tore at my vitals.
In another minute, without opening his eyes, he whispered: "The medicine—on the table." ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ It was the thinness of an ascetic who fasts often; and his bedroom was as bare as an ascetic's cell.
As I bade him good-night, he asked me to ask Pamela to bring him a glass of milk.
I came down stairs, and found Pamela nearly as shaky as her uncle.
I kissed her and said, "Your uncle wants a glass of milk, and then you must get to bed quickly, dear child."
"Wasn't it horrible?" she said. "I have never had such a fright. I never dreamt that I could be so full of terror. I never could have come back to uncle by myself. He would just have died. ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ You shan't go alone. The Abyss is loose," she said.
She was still trembling with terror; but her eyes shone with a resolution there was no shaking; and I saw its strength. It was no use wasting time on it. I kissed her, and said, "Come."
I took the bottle of brandy and a teaspoon from the sugar-basin and led the way. The door of No. 19 was open; and as I crossed the threshold I found the house horrible indeed; my scalp prickled; and the cold chills ran down my spine.
Pamela had left the door open; and I pushed into Woodfell's study. ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ Give me some more brandy, please."
He stared round the room with truculent, savage eyes; then closed them again. I gave him some more brandy.
Pamela opened her eyes and smiled at me faintly, to reassure me.
"Ah, you're feeling better?" I said, keeping my voice as nearly as I could in tones of polite sympathy."
"Yes; thank you," she said.
"You must have a nerve," Woodfell broke in in a tone of rather grudging admiration. "I suppose my niece fetched you. How came you to know of my attack, Pamela?" ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ CHAPTER XII WOODFELL'S GRIP SLIPS I WAS not greatly distressed that I had to wait a while before my desire to learn the secret of the mysteries could be gratified, for I was relieved of my present anxieties for Pamela; and as soon as possible I would marry her and take her out of her dangerous home.
We settled down to a delightful life. She spent nearly every evening with me; and on Saturday afternoon and Sunday we went to gether to Richmond Park or into the country. I found our love an amazing stimulant. I did my work at the office infinitely better ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 12 (1910)

“ Now, what is the use of our being so de-delightfully out of the world if we are going to let its stale old conventions in the matter of money obtain with you and me. It would be wrong for us to pay any regard whatever to them. Besides, obedience is the first quality in a wife. ”

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