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NowyouknowhowIcametoleavehome。Thenextthingtotellis，whathappenedonthejourney。
Ireachedthegreathouseinreasonablygoodtimeconsideringthedistance。Attheveryfirsttrialofit，theprophecyofthecardsturnedouttobewrong。Thepersonwhometmeatthelodgegatewasnotadarkwoman——infact，notawomanatall——butaboy。Hedirectedmeonthewaytotheservants”offices；andthereagainthecardswereallwrong。Iencountered，notonewoman，butthree——
andnotoneofthethreewasdark。IhavestatedthatIamnotsuperstitious，andIhavetoldthetruth。ButImustownthatI
didfeelacertainflutteringattheheartwhenImademybowtothesteward，andtoldhimwhatbusinesshadbroughtmetothehouse。HisanswercompletedthediscomfitureofauntChance”sfortune-telling。Myill-luckstillpursuedme。Thatverymorninganothermanhadappliedforthegroom”splace，andhadgotit。