No, I am going in search of
Jacquelina. Since hearing your explanation, particularly that part of it
relating to your visit to Luckenough, upon the morning of the day of
Marian's death, and the various scenes that occurred there--certain
vague ideas of my own have taken form and color, and I feel convinced
that Jacquelina could throw some light upon this affair."
"Indeed! why should you think so?"
"Oh! from many small indexes, which I have neither the time nor
inclination to tell you; for, taken apart from collateral circumstances
and associations, they would appear visionary. Each in itself is really
trivial enough, but in the mass they are very indicative. At least, I
think so, and I must seek Jacquelina out immediately. And to do so,
Thurston, I must leave you this moment, for there is a boat to leave the
wharf for Baltimore this morning if it has not already gone. It will
take me two days to reach Baltimore, another day to get to her convent,
and it will altogether be five or six days before I can get back here.
Good-by, Thurston! Heaven keep you, and give you a speedy deliverance
from this black hole!"
And Cloudy threw his arms around Thurston in a brotherly embrace, and
then knocked at the door to be let out.
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