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Dr. Essley's house at Forest Hill stood untenanted. The red lamp before the door was unlit, and though the meagre furnishings had not been removed, the house, with its drawn blinds and grimy steps, had the desolate appearance of emptiness.
The whisper of a rumour had agitated the domestic circles of that respectable suburb -- a startling rumour which, if it were true, might well cause Forest Hill to gasp in righteous indignation.