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believe;
;Silence� �Sit down� ─ �I obeyed。
;You have condemned yourself�察─�he went on pitilessly。 ;Condemned
yourself on my processes��processes familiar to you�察�applauded by you�察�
accepted by you for years� �We will go back to the time when you first
saw the cigar case。 Your expressions�察─�he said in cold�察�deliberate tones�察�
consulting his paper�察�were�察�'How beautiful� �I wish it were mine。' This
was your first step in crimeand my first indication。 From 'I WISH it
were mine' to 'I WILL have it mine��' and the mere detail�察�'HOW CAN I
make it mine��' the advance was obvious。 Silence� �But as in my
methods it was necessary that there should be an overwhelming
inducement to the crime�察 �that unholy admiration of yours for the mere
trinket itself was not enough。 You are a smoker of cigars。;
;But�察─ �I burst out passionately�察 �I told you I had given up smoking
cigars。;
;Fool� ─�he said coldly�察 �that is the SECOND time you have committed
yourself。 Of course you told me� �What more natural than for you to
blazon forth that prepared and unsolicited statement to PREVENT
accusation。 Yet�察�as I said before�察�even that wretched attempt to cover up
your tracks was not enough。 I still had to find that overwhelming�察�
impelling motive necessary to affect a man like you。 That motive I found
in the strongest of all impulsesLove�察 �I suppose you would call it�察─ �he
added bitterly�察 �that night you called� �You had brought the most
conclusive proofs of it on your sleeve。;
;But; I almost screamed。
;Silence� ─�he thundered。 ;I know what you would say。 You would
say that even if you had embraced some Young Person in a sealskin coat�察�
what had that to do with the robbery�拭 �Let me tell you�察 �then�察 �that that
sealskin coat represented the quality and character of your fatal
entanglement� �You bartered your honor for itthat stolen cigar case was
the purchaser of the sealskin coat� �
;Silence� �Having thoroughly established your motive�察�I now proceed
to the commission of the crime itself。 Ordinary people would have
begun with thatwith an attempt to discover the whereabouts of the
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missing object。 These are not MY methods。;
So overpowering was his penetration that�察 �although I knew myself
innocent�察�I licked my lips with avidity to hear the further details of this
lucid exposition of my crime。
;You committed that theft the night I showed you the cigar case�察�and
after I had carelessly thrown it in that drawer。 You were sitting in that
chair�察�and I had arisen to take something from that shelf。 In that instant
you secured your booty without rising。 Silence� �Do you remember when
I helped you on with your overcoat the other night�拭 �I was particular
about fitting your arm in。 While doing so I measured your arm with a
spring tape measure�察�from the shoulder to the cuff。 A later visit to your
tailor confirmed that measurement。 It proved to be THE EXACT
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR CHAIR AND THAT DRAWER� ─�
I sat stunned。
;The rest are mere corroborative details� �You were again tampering
with the drawer when I discovered you doing so� �Do not start� �The
stranger that blundered into the room with a muffler onwas myself� �
More�察�I had placed a little soap on the drawer handles when I purposely
left you alone。 The soap was on your hand when I shook it at parting。 I
softly felt your pockets�察�when you were asleep�察�for further developments。
I embraced you when you left that I might feel if you had the cigar case
or any other articles hidden on your body。 This confirmed me in the
belief that you had already disposed of it in the manner and for the
purpose I have shown you。 As I still believed you capable of remorse
and confession�察�I twice allowed you to see I was on your track�此�once in the
garb of an itinerant negro minstrel�察 �and the second time as a workman
looking in the window of the pawnshop where you pledged your booty。;
;But�察─�I burst out�察 �if you had asked the pawnbroker�察�you would have
seen how unjust;
;Fool� ─�he hissed�察 �that was one of YOUR suggestionsto search the
pawnshops� �Do you suppose I followed any of your suggestions�察 �the
suggestions of the thief�拭 �On the contrary�察�they told me what to avoid。;
;And I suppose�察─ �I said bitterly�察 �you have not even searched your
drawer�拭─�
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;No�察─�he said calmly。
I was for the first time really vexed。 I went to the nearest drawer and
pulled it out sharply。 It stuck as it had before�察 �leaving a part of the
drawer unopened。 By working it�察 �however�察 �I discovered that it was
impeded by some obstacle that had slipped to the upper part of the drawer�察�
and held it firmly fast。 Inserting my hand�察 �I pulled out the impeding
object。 It was the missing cigar case� �I turned to him with a cry of joy。
But I was appalled at his expression。 A look of contempt was now
added to his acute�察 �penetrating gaze。 ;I have been mistaken�察─ �he said
slowly�察 �I had not allowed for your weakness and cowardice� �I thought
too highly of you even in your guilt� �But I see now why you tampered
with that drawer the other night。 By some inexplicable meanspossibly
another theftyou took the cigar case out of pawn and�察 �like a whipped
hound�察�restored it to me in this feeble�察�clumsy fashion。 You thought to
deceive me�察�Hemlock Jones� �More�察�you thought to destroy my infallibility。
Go� �I give you your liberty。 I shall not summon the three policemen
who wait in the adjoining roombut out of my sight forever� ─�
As I stood once more dazed and petrified�察�he took me firmly by the ear
and led me into the hall�察 �closing the door behind him。 This reopened
presently�察 �wide enough to permit him to thrust out my hat�察 �overcoat�察�
umbrella�察�and overshoes�察�and then closed against me forever� �
I never saw him again。 I am bound to say�察�however�察�that thereafter
my business increased�察�I recovered much of my old practice�察�and a few of
my patients recovered also。 I became rich。 I had a brougham and a
house in the West End。 But I often wondered�察 �pondering on that
wonderful man's penetration and insight�察 �if�察 �in some lapse of
consciousness�察�I had not really stolen his cigar case� �
GOLLY AND THE CHRISTIAN�察�
OR
THE MINX AND THE MANXMAN
By HLL CNE
BOOK I
Golly Coyle was the only granddaughter of a vague and somewhat
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simple clergyman who existed�察�with an aunt�察�solely for Golly's epistolary
purposes。 There was�察�of course�察�intermediate ancestry�察�notably a dead
mother who was French�察 �and therefore responsible for any later
naughtiness in Golly��but they have no purpose here。 They lived in the
Isle of Man。 Golly knew a good deal of Man�察 �for even at the age of
twelve she was in love with John Galeonly son of Lord Gale�察�who was
connected with the Tempests。 Gales�察 �however�察 �were frequent and
remarkable along the coast�察 �so that it was not singular that one day she
found John ;coming on; on a headland where she was sitting。 His dog
had ;pointed; her。 ;It's exceedingly impolite to point to anything you
want�察─�said Golly。 Touched by this�察�and overcome by a strange emotion�察�
John Gale turned away and went to Canada。 Slight as the incident was�察�it
showed that inborn chivalry to women�察�that desire for the Perfect Life�察�that
intense eagerness to incarnate Christianity in modern society�察 �which
afterward distinguished him。 Golly loved him� �For all that�察 �she still
remained a ;tomboy; as she was��robbing orchards�察 �mimicking tramps
and policemen�察�buttering the stairs and the steps of houses�察�tying kettles to
dogs' tails�察 �and marching in a white jersey�察 �with the curate's hat on�察�
through the streets of the village。 ;Gol dern my skin� ─�said the dear old
clergyman�察�as he tried to emerge from a surplice which Golly had stitched
together�察 �what spirits the child DO have� ─ �Yet everybody loved her� �