Peter Paul Rubens paintings

Peter Paul Rubens paintings
Rudolf Ernst paintings
the purpose of forcing the most painful of all possible explanations to take place between her ladyship and himself.
`I have heard a motive assigned for the young woman's suicide,' said the Sergeant, `which may possibly be the right one. It is a motive quite unconnected with the case which I am conducting here. I am bound to add, however, that my own opinion points the other way. Some unbearable anxiety in connection with the missing Diamond, has, I believe, driven the poor creature to her destruction. I don't pretend to know what that unbearable anxiety may have been. But I think (with your ladyship's permission) I can lay my hand on a person who is capable of deciding whether I am right or wrong.'
`Is the person now in the house?' my mistress asked, after waiting a little.
`The person has left the house, my lady.'
That answer pointed as straight to Miss Rachel as straight could be. A silence dropped on us which I thought would never come to an end. Lord! how the wind howled, and how the rain drove at the window, as I sat there waiting for one or other of them to speak again!
`Be so good as to express yourself plainly,' said my lady. `Do you refer to my daughter?'