Detective and mystery stories; English fiction -- 19th century
_Oct._ 4.--It is quite extraordinary what a hold that poor girl,
Rosalie, is taking upon me. I am even beginning to dream of her at
night....
_Oct._ 6.--Headache again this morning, and a message that Rosalie
cannot come. How provoking that it is on the same day....
_Oct._ 12.--I think I shall really soon begin to know when poor Rosalie
has been over-worked. Headache again to-day, and I had a presentiment
that she would not be able to come....
_Oct._ 20.[1]--So now the Baron is going to leave us. Well, I am indeed
thankful that he can now so well be spared. Jane Morgan here to-day,
and of course laughing at the idea of mesmerism doing any good. She
could not deny, though, how wonderfully better I am, and indeed, but
for those tiresome headaches, which always seem to come just when poor
Rosalie is too tired to take them away, I am really quite well and
strong.
_Oct._ 31.--Something evidently wrong between poor Rosalie and the
Baron. She has evidently been crying, and I suppose it must be from
sympathy, but I feel exactly as if I had been crying too. Very little
satisfaction from the mesmerism to-day. It seems rather as if it had
given me some of poor Rosalie's depression. How I wish she could speak
English, or that I could speak German, and then I would find out what
is the matter. Perhaps she is to lose her work when the Baron goes.
Mem.: To ask him to-morrow.
_Nov._ 1.--No. He says he shall certainly take her with him to Germany,
and "he hopes that may have a beneficial effect." What can he mean? He
says she is quite well, but throws out mysterious insinuations as to
something being wrong with her. How I do wish I could speak German.
_Nov._ 3.--Still that uncomfortableness between the Baron and Rosalie.
I am sure there is something wrong, and that she wants to speak to me
about it, but is afraid of him. It certainly is strange that he should
never leave us alone. Mem.: To ask William to get him out of the way
for a little while to-morrow, though what good that will be when she
and I cannot understand each other, I hardly know after all....
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