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He is utterly innocent of it. My dread is, however, that in your eyes and in the eyes of others he may appear to be compromised. That however is surely impossible. His high character, his profession, his antecedents would all forbid it. HE IS UTTERLY INNOCENT OF IT MY DREAD IS HOWEVER THAT IN YOUR EYES AND IN THE EYES OF OTHERS HE MAY APPEAR TO BE COMPROMISED THAT HOWEVER IS SURELY IMPOSSIBLE HIS HIGH CHARACTER HIS PROFESSION HIS ANTECEDENCE WOULD ALL FORBID IT
e came over the woman’s face as I asked the question. Her features turned perfectly livid. It was some seconds before she could get out the single word ‘Yes’—and when it did come it was in a husky unnatural tone. “There was silence for a moment, and then the daughter spoke in a calm clear voice. “‘No good can ever come of falsehood, mother,’ she said. ‘Let us be frank with this gentleman. We _did_ see Mr. Drebber again.’ “‘God forgive you!’ cried Madame Charpentier, throwing up her hands and sinking back in her chair. ‘You have murdered your brother.’ “‘Arthur would rather that we spoke the truth,’ the girl answered firmly. “‘You had best tell me all about it now,’ I said. ‘Half-confidences are worse than none. Besides, you do not know how much we know of it.’ “‘On your head be it, Alice!’ cried her mother; and then, turning to me, ‘I will tell you all, sir. Do not imagine that my agitation on behalf of my son arises from any fear lest he should have had a hand in this terrible affair.  THAT WAS THE LAST WHICH YOU SAW OF HIM A TERRIBLE CHANGE CAME OVER THE WOMAN'S FACE AS I ASKED THE QUESTION HER FEATURES TURNED PERFECTLY LIVID IT WAS SOME SECONDS BEFORE SHE COULD GET OUT THE SINGLE WORD YES AND WHEN IT DID COME IT WAS IN A HUSKY UNNATURAL TONE THERE WAS SILENCE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN THE DAUGHTER SPOKE IN A CALM CLEAR VOICE NO GOOD CAN EVER COME OF FALSEHOOD MOTHER SHE SAID LET US BE FRANK WITH THIS GENTLEMAN WE DID SEE MISTER DREBBER AGAIN GOD FORGIVE YOU CRIED MADAME CHAPENTIER THROWING HER HANDS UP AND SINKING BACK IN A CHAIR YOU HAVE MURDERED YOUR BROTHER ARTHUR WOULD RATHER THAT WE SPOKE THE TRUTH THE GIRL ANSWERED FIRMLY YOU HAD BEST TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT NOW I SAID HALF CONFIDENCES ARE WORSE THAN NONE BESIDES YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH WE KNOW OF IT ON YOUR HEAD BE IT ALICE CRIED HER MOTHER AND THEN TURNING TO ME I WILL TELL YOU ALL SIR DO NOT IMAGINE THAT MY AGITATION ON BEHALF OF MY SON ARISES FROM ANY FEAR LEST HE SHOULD HAVE HAD A HAND IN THIS TERRIBLE AFFAIR
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