why,sir,iseemsomehaihavegoapreydisincchainofevidence,inculpaingagenlemanwhowaswalkingwihmisshalehanighaheouwoodsaion,ashemanwhosruckorpushedleonardsoffhepformandsocausedhisdeahbuheyoungdydenieshashewashereaheime

misshaledeniesshewashere!repeaedmrhornon,inanaleredvoice ellme,whaeveningwasi?whaime?

abousixoclock,onheeveningofhursday,hewenysixh

heywalkedon,sidebyside,insilenceforaminueorwoheinspecorwashefirsospeak

yousee,sir,hereislikeobeacoronersinques;andivegoayoungmanwhoispreyposiive,aleashewasafirs;sincehehasheardofheyoungdysdenial,hesaysheshouldnolikeoswear;busillhespreyposiivehahesawmisshaleahesaion,walkingabouwihagenleman,nofiveminuesbeforeheime,whenoneofheporerssawascuffle,whichhesedownosomeofleonards

impudencebuwhichledohefallwhichcausedhisdeahandseeingyoucomeouofheveryhouse,sir,ihoughimighmakeboldoaskifyousee,isalwaysawkwardhavingodowihcasesofdispuedideniy,andonedoesn likeodoubhewordofarespecableyoungwomanunlessonehassrongproofoheconrary

andshedeniedhavingbeenahesaionhaevening!repeaedmr

hornon,inalow,broodingone

yes,sir,wiceover,asdisincascouldbeioldherishouldcalgain,buseeingyoujusasiwasonmywaybackfromquesioningheyoungmanwhosaidiwasher,ihoughiwouldaskyouradvice,bohashemagisraewhosawleonardsonhisdeahbed,andashegenlemanwhogomemyberhinheforce

youwerequierigh,saidmrhornondon akeanysepsillyouhaveseenmeagain

heyoungdywillexpecmeocall,fromwhaisaid

ionlywanodeyyouanhourisnowhreecomeomywarehouseafour

verywell,sir!

andheyparedcompanymrhornonhurriedohiswarehouse,and,sernlyforbiddinghisclerksoallowanyooinerruphim,hewenhiswayohisownprivaeroom,andlockedhedoorhenheindulgedhimselfinheorureofhinkingiallover,andrealisingeverydeail

howcouldhehavelulledhimselfinoheunsuspiciouscalminwhichherearfulimagehadmirrorediselfnowohoursbefore,illhehadweaklypiiedherandyearnedowardsher,andforgoenhesavage,disrusfuljealousywihwhichhesighofherandhaunknownohimasuchanhourinsuchapcehadinspiredhim!howcouldonesopurehavesoopedfromherdecorousandnoblema

erofbearing!buwasidecorouswasi?hehaedhimselfforheideahaforcediselfuponhim,jusforaninsannomoreandye,whileiwaspresen,hrilledhimwihisoldpoencyofaracionowardsherimageandhenhisfalsehoodhowerriblemusbesomedreadofshameoberevealedfor,aferall,heprovocaiongivenbysuchamanasleonardswas,whenexciedbydrinking,migh,inallprobabiliy,bemorehanenoughojusifyanyonewhocameforwardosaehecircumsancesopenlyandwihoureserve!howcreepinganddeadlyhafearwhichcouldbowdownheruhfulmargareofalsehood!hecouldalmospiyherwhawouldbeheendofi?shecouldnohaveconsideredallshewaseneringupon;ifherewasaninquesandheyoungmancameforwardsuddenlyhesaredup

hereshouldbenoinqueshewouldsavemargarehewouldakeheresponsibiliyofpreveningheinques,heissueofwhich,fromheuncerainyofhemedicalesimony(whichhehadvaguelyheardhe

nighbefore,fromhesurgeoninaendance),couldbebudoubful;hedocorshaddiscoveredaninernaldiseasefaradvanced,andsureoprovefaal;heyhadsaedhadeahmighhavebeenacceleraedbyhefall,orbyhesubsequendrinkingandexposureocoldifhehadbuknownhowmargarewouldhavebecomeinvolvedinheaffairifhehadbuforeseenhashewouldhavesainedherwhienessbyafalsehood,hecouldhavesavedherbyaword;forhequesion,ofinquesornoinques,hadhungremblinginhebanceonlyhenighbeforemisshalemighloveanoherwasindifferenandconempuousohimbuhewouldyedoherfaihfulacsofserviceofwhichsheshouldneverknowhemighdespiseher,buhewomanwhomhehadoncelovedshouldbekepfromshame;andshameiwouldbeopledgeherselfoalieinapubliccour,oroherwiseosandandacknowledgeherreasonfordesiringdarknessraherhanligh

verygrayandserndidmrhornonlook,ashepassedouhroughhiswonderingclerkshewasawayabouhalfanhour;andscarcelylessserndidhelookwhenhereurned,alhoughhiserrandhadbeensuccessful

hewroewolinesonaslipofpaper,puiinanenvelope,andsealediuphishegaveooneofheclerks,saying:

iappoinedwasonhewhowasapackerinhewarehouse,andwhoweninohepoliceocallonmeafouroclockihavejusmewihagenlemanfromliverpoolwhowishesoseemebeforeheleavesown

akecareogivehisnoeowasonhecalls

henoeconainedhesewords:

herewillbenoinquesmedicalevidencenosufficienojusifyi

akenofurhersepsihavenoseenhecorner;buiwillakeheresponsibiliy

well,houghwason,irelievesmefromanawkwardjobnoneofmywinessesseemedcerainofanyhingexcepheyoungwomanshewasclearanddisincenough;heporeraherailroadhadseenascuffle;orwhenhefoundiwaslikelyobringhiminasawiness,henimighnohavebeenascuffle,onlyalilerking,andleonardsmighhavejumpedoffhepformhimself;hewouldnosickfirmoanyhingandje

ings,hegrocersshopman,well,hewasnoquiesobad,buidoubificouldhavegohimupoanoahaferheheardhamisshaleflydeniediiwouldhavebeenaroublesomejobandnosaisfacionandnowimusgoandellhemheywon bewaned

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