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Aminute，two，anotherpassed。AndthenRhodaGray，tight-lipped，herfacedrawnhard，asherownheadlightssuddenlyedgedawayfromtheroadandopenedwhatlookedlikeadeepravineonherleft，whiletheroadcurvedtotheright，flungafrenziedglancebackofher。Itwasherchance-heronechance。Danglarwasperhapsalittlemorethanahundredyardsintherear。Yes-now！Hisheadlightswerestreamingoutonherleftashe，too，touchedthecurve。Theright-handsideofhercar，theright-handsideoftheroadwereinblackness。Shecheckedviolently，almosttoastop，theninstantlyopenedthethrottlewideoncemore，wrenchingthewheelovertoheadthemachinefortheravine；andbeforethecarpickedupitsmomentumagain，shedroppedfromtheright-handside，dartedtothefaredgeoftheroad，andflungherselfflatdownupontheground。
Thegreat，blackbodyofhercarseemedtosailoutintonothingnesslikesomeweirdaerialmonster，theheadlightsstreaminguncannilythroughspace-thenblackness-andaterrificcrash。
Andnowtheothercarhadcometoastopalmostoppositewhereshelay。Danglarandthetwochauffeurs，shoutingateachotherinwildexcitement，leapedoutandrushedtotheedgeoftheembankment。
Andthensuddenlytheskygrewredasagreattongue-flameshotupfrombelow。Itoutlinedtheformsofthethreemenastheystoodthere，until，abruptly，asthoughwithoneaccord，theyrushedpell-melldowntheembankmenttowardtheburningwreckage。AndastheydisappearedfromsightRhodaGrayjumpedtoherfeet，sprangforDanglar’scar，flungherselfintothedriver’sseat，andthecarshotforwardagainalongtheroad。
Ashout，awildchorusofyells，thereportsofafusilladeofshotsreachedher；shecaughtaglimpseofformsrunninginsanelyafterheralongtheedgeoftheembankment-thensilencesavefortheroarofthespeedingcar。
Shedroveonandon。Somewhere，nearingatown，shesawatraininthedistancecominginherdirection。Shereachedthestationfirst，andleftthecarstandingthere，and，withthetornveiloverherfaceagain，tookthetrain。
Shewasweak，undone，exhausted。Evenhermindrefuseditsfunctionsfurther。Itwasonlyinasubconsciouswaysherealizedthat，whereshehadthoughtnevertogotothegarretagain，thegarretandtheroleofGypsyNanwere，morethanevernow，hersolerefuge。TheplotagainstCloranhadfailed，buttheycouldnotblamethaton“Bertha’s“non-appearance；andsinceithadfailedshewouldnotnowbeexpectedtoassumethedeadwoman’spersonality。
True，shehadnot，ashadbeenarranged，reachedtheSilverSphinxateleven，buttherewereahundredexcusesshecouldgivetoaccountforherbeinglateinkeepingtheappointmentsothatshehadarrivedjustintime，say，toseeDanglardashwildlyinpursuitofawomanwhohadjumpedintothecarthatshewassupposedtotake！
Thegarret！Thegarretagain-andGypsyNan！Hersurroundingsseemedtobecomeablanktoher；heractionstobepromptedbysomepurelymechanicalsense。Shewasconsciousonlythatfinally，afteraninterminabletime，shewasinNewYorkagain；andafterthat，long，longafterthat，dressedasGypsyNan，shewasstumblingupthedark，ladder-likestepstotheattic。
Howherfootstepsdragged！Sheopenedthedoor，staggeredinside，lockedthedooragain，andstaggeredtowardthecot，anddroppeduponit；andthegraydawncameinwithniggardlylightthroughthegrimylittlewindowpanes，asthoughtimorouslyinquisitiveofthisshawledanddissolutefigureproneandmotionless，thisfigurewhoinotherdawnshadfoundneithersleepnorrest-thisfigurewholaytherenowasonedead。
RhodaGrayopenedhereyes，and，fromthecotup
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