He said it might ruin him. He said
such things could not be done in London. I had meant to carry out the
scheme in this flat. Hence the reason, Polycarp, of the clause in my
will which provides for the sealing up of the flat in case I die within
two months of my wedding. You see, I feared that I might be cut off
before the plan was carried out or before all traces of it were cleared
away, and I wanted to keep the place safe from prying eyes. As it
happened, there was no need for such a precaution, as you will see, and
I shall make a new will to-morrow.
Darcy said suddenly: 'Why not carry out your plan here in Paris; and
now?'
The superior advantages of this alternative were instantly plain. It
would be safer for Camilla, since it would operate at once; and also
Darcy said that the formal details could be arranged much better in
Paris than in London, as doctors could be found there who would sign
anything, and clever sculptors, who did not mind a peculiar commission,
were more easily obtainable in the Quartier Montparnasse than in the
neighbourhood of the Six Bells and the Arts Club, Chelsea.
We found the doctor and the sculptor.
The hotel was informed that Camilla was ill, and that the symptom
pointed to typhoid fever.
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