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"It don't much matter to you why I hated these men," he said; "it's enough that they were guilty of the death of two human beings—a father and a daughter—and that they had, therefore, forfeited their own lives. IT DON'T MATTER MUCH TO YOU WHY I HATED THESE MEN HE SAID IT'S ENOUGH THAT THEY WERE GUILTY OF THE DEATH OF TWO HUMAN BEINGS A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER AND THAT THEY HAD THEREFORE FORFEITED THEIR OWN LIVES
former asked. “Most certainly there is,” I answered. “In that case it is clearly our duty, in the interests of justice, to take his statement,” said the Inspector. “You are at liberty, sir, to give your account, which I again warn you will be taken down.” “I’ll sit down, with your leave,” the prisoner said, suiting the action to the word. “This aneurism of mine makes me easily tired, and the tussle we had half an hour ago has not mended matters. I’m on the brink of the grave, and I am not likely to lie to you. Every word I say is the absolute truth, and how you use it is a matter of no consequence to me.” With these words, Jefferson Hope leaned back in his chair and began the following remarkable statement. He spoke in a calm and methodical manner, as though the events which he narrated were commonplace enough. I can vouch for the accuracy of the subjoined account, for I have had access to Lestrade’s note-book, in which the prisoner’s words were taken down exactly as they were uttered. CTOR THAT THERE IS IMMEDIATE DANGER THE FORMER ASKED MOST CERTAINLY THERE IS I ANSWERED IN THAT CASE IT IS CLEARLY OUR DUTY IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE TO TAKE HIS STATEMENT SAID THE INSPECTOR YOU ARE AT LIBERTY SIR TO GIVE YOUR ACCOUNT WHICH I AGAIN WARN YOU WILL BE TAKEN DOWN I'LL SIT DOWN WITH YOUR LEAVE THE PRISONER SAID SUITING THE ACTION TO THE WORD THIS ANEURISM OF MINE MAKES ME EASILY TIRED AND THE TUSSLE WE HAD HALF AN HOUR AGO IS NOT MENDED MATTERS I'M ON THE BRINK OF THE GRAVE AND I'M NOT LIKELY TO LIE TO YOU EVERY WORD I SAY IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH AND HOW YOU USE IT IS A MATTER OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO ME WITH THESE WORDS JEFFERSON HOPE LEANED BACK IN HIS CHAIR AND BEGAN THE FOLLOWING REMARKABLE STATEMENT HE SPOKE IN A CALM AND METHODICAL MANNER AS THOUGH THE EVENTS WHICH HE NARRATED WERE COMMONPLACE ENOUGH I CAN VOUCH FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE SUBJOINED ACCOUNT FOR I HAVE HAD ACCESS TO LESTRADE'S NOTE BOOK IN WHICH THE PRISONER'S WORDS WERE TAKEN DOWN EXACTLY AS THEY WERE UTTERED
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