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I dropped the silver into the pond, and made off for Sydenham, feeling that for once in my life I had done a real good night's work. And that's the truth and the whole truth, Mr. Holmes, if it costs me my neck.' Holmes smoked for some time in silence. Then he crossed the room, and shook our visitor by the hand. I DROPPED THE SILVER INTO THE POND AND MADE OFF A SIDINEM FEELING THAT FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE I HAD DONE A REAL GOOD NIGHT'S WORK THAT'S THE TRUTH AND THE WHOLE TRUTH MISTER HOLMES IF IT COST ME MY NECK HOLMES SMOKED FOR SOME TIME IN SILENCE THEN HE CROSSED THE ROOM AND SHOOK OUR VISITOR BY THE HAND
 in the power of this madman? That was how I killed him. Was I wrong? well, then, what would either of you gentlemen have done, if you had been in my position? 'She had screamed when he struck her, and that brought old Theresa down from the room above. There was a bottle of wine on the sideboard, and I opened it and poured a little between Mary's lips, for she was half dead with shock. Then I took a drop myself. Theresa was as cool as ice, and it was her plot as much as mine. We must make it appear that burglars had done the thing. Theresa kept on repeating our story to her mistress, while I swarmed up and cut the rope of the bell. Then I lashed her in her chair, and frayed out the end of the rope to make it look natural, else they would wonder how in the world a burglar could have got up there to cut it. Then I gathered up a few plates and pots of silver, to carry out the idea of the robbery, and there I left them, with orders to give the alarm when I had a quarter of an hour's start. E OR HERS FOR HOW COULD I LEAVE HER IN THE POWER OF THIS MADMAN THAT WAS HOW I KILLED HIM WAS I WRONG WELL THEN WHAT WOULD EITHER OF YOU GENTLEMEN HAVE DONE IF YOU HAD BEEN IN MY POSITION SHE SCREAMED WHEN HE STRUCK HER AND THAT BROUGHT OLD TERESA DOWN FROM THE ROOM ABOVE THERE WAS A BOTTLE OF WINE ON THE SIDEBOARD AND I OPENED IT AND POURED A LITTLE BETWEEN MARY'S LIPS FOR SHE WAS HALF DEAD WITH SHOCK THEN I TOOK A DROP MYSELF TERESA WAS AS COOL AS EYES AND IT WAS HER PLOT AS MUCH AS MINE WE MUST MAKE IT APPEAR THAT BURGLERS HAD DONE THE THING TERESA KEPT ON REPEATING HER STORY TO HER MISTRESS WHILE I SWARMED UP AND CUT THE ROPE AT A BELL THEN I LASHED HER IN HER CHAIR AND FRAYED OUT THE END OF THE ROPE TO MAKE IT LOOK NATURAL ELSE THEY WOULD WONDER HOW IN THE WORLD A BURGLAR COULD HAVE GOT UP THERE TO CUT IT THEN I GATHERED UP A FEW PLATES AND POTS OF SILVER TO CARRY OUT THE IDEA OF THE ROBBERY AND THERE I LEFT THEM WITH ORDERS TO GIVE THE ALARM AND I HAD A QUARTER OF AN HOUR'S START
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