I was then left standing by myself on the staircase with the envelope. My first thought was to ran after Mrs Smith and asked for for the explanation but I decided against it immediately. It seemed to me that she was clearly frightened out of her mind by the envelope I was holding. So I came back down to the lobby and then to the dining room to inquire whether any of my fellow guests could shed any lights on the matter.<\/p>\n
By then most of the members had left for the bed and only two remained , heavily involved in the wine and conversation. I coughed ever so slightly to signal my presence and I duly received the attention of Mr Johnny , a businessman from New York , and Major Sholto , retired army sergeant.<\/p>\n
“Ahem .. ”<\/p>\n
“Yes my good man. Pray sit down and let us hear you” , remarked Major Sholto.<\/p>\n
“Thank you Major but you see I have just received an envelop from our butler and Mrs Smith seems to have …” , my sentence was abruptly broken off by the looks on their faces.<\/p>\n
Mr Johnny nearly dropped his wine cup and Major Sholto looked as if he was seeing the ghost of Napolean himself. I took it that they too had encountered the envelop just as Mrs Smith had and there was something that happened before I had arrived. It was a while before the sound of wood cracking in the fireplace awaken both men from the stunned silence.<\/p>\n
“Have you opened the envelope?” , whispered Mr Johnny. And I thought I saw his lips shivered for a moment as he spoke and the minute of color from his white face seemed to have drained completely.<\/p>\n
“No I have not. But what seems to be the issue? Shall I open it?”<\/p>\n
“No!” , both shouted.<\/p>\n
I was astounded to say the least. How could a simple envelope have such an effect on otherwise three normal people? What was it in the envelop? Questions started to flood into my mind as I considered the situation I was in. I decided to take the matter in my own hand as nobody seemed to be able to answer my questions. I quickly turned around and left the room , leaving the two gentlemen in whiter than white faces.<\/p>\n
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