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"I have little more to say, and it's as well, for I am about done up. I went on cabbing it for a day or so, intending to keep at it until I could save enough to take me back to America. I was standing in the yard when a ragged youngster asked if there was a cabby there called Jefferson Hope, and said that his cab was wanted by a gentleman at 221B, Baker Street. I went round, suspecting no harm, and the next thing I knew, this young man here had the bracelets on my wrists, and as neatly shackled as ever I saw in my life. I HAVE LITTLE MORE TO SAY AND IT'S AS WELL FOR I'M ABOUT DONE UP I WENT ON CABBING IT FOR A DAY OR SO INTENDING TO KEEP AT IT UNTIL I COULD SAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE ME BACK TO AMERICA I WAS STANDING IN THE YARD WHEN A RAGGED YOUNGSTER ASKED IF THERE WAS A CABBY THERE CALLED JEFFERSON HOPE AND SAID THAT HIS CAB WAS WANTED BY A GENTLEMAN AT TWO TO ONE BAKER STREET I WENT ROUND SUSPECTING NO HARM AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW THIS YOUNG MAN HERE HAD THE BRACELETS ON MY WRISTS AND AS NEATLY SNACKLED AS EVER I SAW IN MY LIFE
iday’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. 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. 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 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
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