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It would have been the same in any case, for Providence would never have allowed his guilty hand to pick out anything but the poison. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME IN ANY CASE FOR PROVIDENCE WOULD NEVER HAVE ALLOWED HIS GUILTY HAND TO PICK OUT ANYTHING BUT THE POISON
his end. All I had to do then was to do as much for Stangerson, and so pay off John Ferrier’s debt. I knew that he was staying at Halliday’s Private Hotel, and I hung about all day, but he never came out. I fancy that he suspected something when Drebber failed to put in an appearance. He was cunning, was Stangerson, and always on his guard. If he thought he could keep me off by staying indoors he was very much mistaken. I soon found out which was the window of his bedroom, and early next morning I took advantage of some ladders which were lying in the lane behind the hotel, and so made my way into his room in the grey of the dawn. I woke him up and told him that the hour had come when he was to answer for the life he had taken so long before. I described Drebber’s death to him, and I gave him the same choice of the poisoned pills. Instead of grasping at the chance of safety which that offered him, he sprang from his bed and flew at my throat. In self-defence I stabbed him to the heart. NOT DREBBER CAME TO HIS END ALL I HAD TO DO THEN WAS TO DO AS MUCH FOR STANGERSON AND SO PAY OFF JOHN FERRIER'S DEBT I KNEW THAT HE WAS STAYING AT HALLIDAY'S PRIVATE HOTEL AND I HUNG ABOUT ALL DAY BUT HE NEVER CAME OUT I FANCIED THAT HE SUSPECTED SOMETHING WHEN DREBBER FAILED TO PUT IN AN APPEARANCE HE WAS CUNNING WAS STANGERSON AND ALWAYS ON HIS GUARD IF HE THOUGHT HE COULD KEEP ME OFF BY STAYING INDOORS HE WAS VERY MUCH MISTAKEN I SOON FOUND OUT WHICH WAS THE WINDOW OF HIS BEDROOM AND EARLY NEXT MORNING I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SOME LADDERS WHICH WERE LYING IN THE LANE BEHIND THE HOTEL AND SO MADE MY WAY INTO HIS ROOM IN THE GREY OF THE DAWN I WOKE HIM UP AND TOLD HIM THAT THE HOUR HAD COME WHEN HE WAS TO ANSWER FOR THE LIFE HE HAD TAKEN SO LONG BEFORE I DESCRIBED DREBBER'S DEATH TO HIM AND I GAVE HIM THE SAME CHOICE OF THE POISON PILLS INSTEAD OF GRASPING AT THE CHANCE OF SAFETY WHICH THAT OFFERED HIM HE SPRANG FROM HIS BED AND FLEW AT MY THROAT IN SELF DEFENCE I STABBED HIM TO THE HEART
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