CHAPTER XX

THE FOURTH TRAGEDY (_Thursday, December 2; forenoon_) The following day was one that will ever remain in my memory. Despite the fact that what happened had been foreseen by all of us, nevertheless when it actually came it left us as completely stunned as if it had been wholly unexpected. Indeed, the very horror that informed our anticipation tended to intensify the enormity of the event. The day broke dark and threatening. A damp chill was in the air; and the leaden skies clung close to the earth…