Richard Middleton, the man and his work . els, it said. 191 o2 CHAPTER XII THE END Randal Charlton was staying with me at thetime and accompanied me by the nine oclockboat in the morning. We found at the house oneCharles Palmer, an English cafe acquaintance ofMiddletons, who had been called in by MadameGrey, and who, with my name and address on thedead poets last message as a guide, had for-warded the telegram. The gendarmes had sealedthe door of the death chamber, the English consulhad not yet arrived, and none seemed to knowwhat was to be done. While Charlton went up-stairs, broke the door i
Richard Middleton, the man and his work . els, it said. 191 o2 CHAPTER XII THE END Randal Charlton was staying with me at thetime and accompanied me by the nine oclockboat in the morning. We found at the house oneCharles Palmer, an English cafe acquaintance ofMiddletons, who had been called in by MadameGrey, and who, with my name and address on thedead poets last message as a guide, had for-warded the telegram. The gendarmes had sealedthe door of the death chamber, the English consulhad not yet arrived, and none seemed to knowwhat was to be done. While Charlton went up-stairs, broke the door in and filled a bag withpapers, I sat below hearing Palmers news of thetragedy. This will be best told in a letter he hadposted the day before to me, not anticipating ourspeedy arrival: As I had not seen him at the cafe sinceMonday last [the letter is dated Saturday,December 2nd, 1911] I daily inquiring if hehad visited same concluded he was ill so Icalled this morn at 10 Rue Joncker to ask ifI could see him. This was about 1 and 192. 192 The End Mme. Grey informed me he would not answerto repeated knocking at his bedroom then said I would speak to him from outside,but failed to receive a reply. I told MadameI would return at 6 to-night and in theevent of his not then answering I would takethe liberty of bursting open his bedroomdoor, as I should consider he had fainted !During my absence, Mme. Grey informs me,she was not satisfied, so called in the policeand they found him dead. . Middletons message was written on a print-stamped and addressed post-card. He had prob-ably intended to send it. I have hesitated togive its contents wholly, but not to do so wouldperhaps be as unwise as the suppression of anypart. It may be that, after all, most, if not all,of our actions are not deserving of thanks. Formyself, at any rate, I have never felt thatMiddleton owed me anything : Good-bye ! Harry [the message runs] Imgoing adventuring again, and thanks to youI shall have s
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