死亡診斷 A Diagnosis of Death (第5/11頁)
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minatethefaceIsawthatitwasDr.Manneringhimself;itwasasiftheortraitwerewalking!”
“Ibegyourardon,‘Isaid,somewhatcoldly,’butifyouknockedIdidnothear.”
“Heassedme,withinanarmslength,liftedhisrightforefnger,asinwarning,andwithoutawordwentonoutoftheroom,thoughIobservedhisexitnomorethanIhadobservedhisentrance.”
“Ofcourse,IneednottellyouthatthiswaswhatyouwillcallahallucinationandIcallanaarition.Thatroomhadonlytwodoors,ofwhichonewaslocked;theotherledintoabedroom,fromwhichtherewasnoexit.Myfeelingonrealizingthisisnotanimortantartoftheincident.”
Doubtlessthisseemstoyouaverycommonlaceghoststory-oneconstructedontheregularlineslaiddownbytheoldmastersoftheart.IfthatweresoIshouldnothaverelatedit,evenifitweretrue.Themanwasnotdead;ImethimtodayinUnionStreet.Heassedmeinacrowd.
Hawverhadfinishedhisstoryandbothmenweresilent.Dr.Frayleyabsentlydrummedonthetablewithhisfngers.
“Didhesayanythingtoday?”heasked,“anythingfromwhichyouinferredthathewasnotdead?”
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