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Regarded in the light of the knowledge I had gained when down at Neneford , it was , of course , plain that both she and her `` dead '' husband were anxious to secure Ethelwynn 's silence , and believed they could effect this by inducing us to marry . The conspiracy was deeply-laid and ingenious , as indeed was the whole of the amazing plot . Yet , some how , when I reflected upon it on my return from the club , I could not help sitting till far into the night trying to solve the remarkable enigma . A telegram from Ethelwynn had reached me at the Savage at nine o'clock , stating that she had received my letter , and was returning to town the day after to-morrow . She had , she said , replied to me by that night 's post . I felt anxious to see her , to question her , and to try , if possible , to gather from her some fact which would lead me to discern a motive in the feigned death of Henry Courtenay . But I could only wait in patience for the explanation .