Fergus Hume

Name: The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20
Author: Fergus Hume

The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

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“The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20”, published in 1925, is a work by Fergus Hume. It explores elements such as Aileen, Slanton and Rackham.

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ But when the young man ended his careful recital, and rose from his knees, life came back to the moribund woman in a momentary swirl of vitality.
“Your poor father!” she breathed faintly to Aileen, thinking more of others than of herself.
“Dear!” the girl laid her fresh young cheek against the chilling cheek of her dying friend, “his memory is gone, but he believed that he had misjudged you before it went. Forgive him!”
“I do! I do, and wish him all happiness. Oh, what am I saying. Happiness is not for one who has lost his reason.” ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ For close upon an hour Aileen and her lover lingered outside the sick-room door, fearing to hear every moment that Edith had passed away. Troubled in their minds that she might do so, before learning that her reputation was safe, they looked anxiously at one another, speaking little, thinking much. At length, after many dragging minutes, Sister Tait appeared, looking tremendously serious. “She insists upon seeing you both to hear what you have to tell her,” said the nurse, in vexed tones, “I don’t think it is wise, as she may die at any moment.” ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ He did the evil, believing that it was good, out of sheer devotion to Roderick. I always liked Rackham. I really think in a different way, that he loved Roderick more than I did. Yes! Even more; although I would have given my life to save my darling. He will suffer—he must suffer—but from such suffering he will learn the true good. And if he—if he—Aileen?”
“I am here, dear.”
“It is growing dark. I can’t see you. Put your dear arms round me. Yes! I feel happier now. Never doubt, my darling girl, never fear; never despair. You and your good husband have happy years before you. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ Aileen murmured in her lover’s ear, “She means our marriage.”
“Yes! Yes!” Edith catching the words spoke with more energy, “that’s it; your marriage. Promise me that you will never fail my dear, dear girl.”
“I promise, although there is little need for me to do so,” Dick assured her, earnestly. “Aileen will be my wife as soon as circumstances permit.”
The sick woman sighed happily. “Oh, thank God! Thank God that my loving friend will have an honest man to protect her from the terrors of this cruel world. It has killed me. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ More’s happiness is bound up with his madness. He believes that Roderick is still alive—he believes that Roderick is coming to see him. It is God’s mercy that the poor creature forgets the true past to live only in a false present.”
“God is always merciful. I can see that now in the greater light that is coming,” murmured Edith in far away tones. “He supported me through the agony of years. He is taking me to Himself with the knowledge that you and my dear Aileen know me to be an innocent woman.”
“We always knew that; always, always,” breathed the girl, passionately.
“Darling!” ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ Now that the revenge has been accomplished, there is nothing left for your father to live for. And, in a way, he is not to blame, since he cannot be held responsible for his actions. The loss of Roderick—the sordid captivity in Germany—the horrors of the Russian wanderings and the knowledge of his return, that his beloved son had been murdered. Can you wonder that his brain gave way under sufferings, which would have shaken the reason of a stronger man? He was mad when he plotted Slanton’s death—Miss Danby’s complicity ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ Apart from her present suffering, the tragedy of that poor creature’s life is so dreadful that she will be glad to rest peacefully in the loving arms of the Great Father. Jenny too, will die, and that also is a mercy, disguised though it may be. ”

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Fergus Hume, The Whispering Lane — Chapter 20 (1925)

“ But you asked me in your letter to learn the truth, so that Miss Danby could die in peace. And the truth——”
“Dick! Dick! My father didn’t—didn’t——?”
“No! No!” the young man soothed her gently, “his hands are free from blood. He spared Slanton, although he intended to kill him. Rackham, it would seem, took the law into his own hands, and——”
“But what have Rackham and my father to do with the matter?” she interrupted, bewildered. “I don’t understand.” ”

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