Edgar Jepson

Name: The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13
Author: Edgar Jepson

The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

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“The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13”, published in 1910, is a work by Edgar Jepson. It explores elements such as shadows, Marks and Pamela.

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ I like a man who can keep his mouth shut till he has a reason for speaking. Though it would have been safe enough to tell Marks. He is to be trusted—absolutely. And he knows."
"Does he know?" I said doubtfully.
"Yes; I tell you that Marks knows. He would never admit it; but deep down in his heart he knows."
"Well, he acts as if he knew; and after all that is the test," I said.
"It is," said Woodfell.
There was another pause; then I said, "Suppose you had died the other night, what would the shadows, or the devils, have done?" ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ Once he said with full-hearted enthusiasm: "The forbidden things are the most dangerous things in the world."
But never an evening passed that he did not say something interesting.
One night we had been talking of the mysteries, and since my mind was never quite at rest about Pamela's presence in No. 19, I said, "Is your house really a safe abode for your niece, with these terrifying shadows in it. You say that she would be quite safe, if you died, that the shadows would vanish with you. But is she safe when the shadows are about while you are still alive? ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ But he spoke with utter sincerity; and I knew that he at any rate did not believe that shadows danced in the garden of No. 19.
During most of his visits the name of Pamela at some time or other crept into our talk. I introduced it always, for I could not quite rid myself of my uneasiness about her safety.
One night he said suddenly, with very searching eyes on my face, "You seem to take a great interest in my niece."
"Yes; I do. Apart from the fact it makes one uneasy to see a young girl in danger. She's very pretty and charming." ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ Why, hang it all! I believe I should prefer it to the present state of things; I shouldn't have to bother about her at all. Yes; it would suit me much better. Why shouldn't you marry her at once?"
I was sorely tempted to take him at his word. But after a moment's consideration, I said, "No, she is too young. I will marry her next autumn."
"Good," he said in a cheerful tone. "September is a very good month."
I did not thank him; there seemed no need for it. I was plainly doing him a service. In practical matters, which do not touch his enthusiasm, the enthusiast is often very easy to deal with. ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ I said.
"You can always set shadows to fight shadows," he said.
On another evening he had been walking restlessly about the room, with a strong suggestion of a tiger in a cage, as he talked; and now and again he had paused at my bookshelves and scanned the titles of the books.
At last, with a wave of the hand towards them, he turned and said: "Once I knew them all; and how far away it seems—great writers about shadows. What an unsubstantial world they present!"
It was to dismiss human effort and human history, the whole human scheme in ten words ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ He hasn't come after you. If he had, he would have come sooner. He must be merely returning my visit."
"Yes; that must be it," said Pamela, but she looked scared enough.
"Well, you'd better go into the dining-room; and if I can get him into the study, you can slip out and into No. 19," I said quickly. I opened the study door and stood still while she slipped along the wall of the hall behind me into the dining-room. Then I opened the front door.
"Good evening," said "Woodfell. "I hope it isn't too late to pay you a visit. But I felt a strong need on me to talk to someone ”

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Edgar Jepson, The Garden at No. 19 — Chapter 13 (1910)

“ They like my work; and Howard Stryke, the senior partner, is my cousin. I can safely look forward to a junior partnership in four or five years. I should insure my life for a thousand pounds, so that if anything happened to me she would not be left stranded. ”

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