By Mark Twain
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(Part 4)
I was surprised to see Henry slump down in his chair so suddenly. In a moment, his two friends had picked him up and carried him into the bedroom. They closed the door and came back. They seemed to be getting ready to leave, so I said, ?Please don?t go gentlemen. She will not know me. I am a stranger to her.?
They looked at each other sadly. ?His wife has been dead for nineteen years,? Tom said.
?Dead?? I whispered.
?Dead or worse,? he said.
Then, he expla...