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"'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. 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
d. The daughter burst into tears. I felt more than ever that these people knew something of the matter. “‘At what o’clock did Mr. Drebber leave your house for the train?’ I asked. “‘At eight o’clock,’ she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation. ‘His secretary, Mr. Stangerson, said that there were two trains—one at 9.15 and one at 11. He was to catch the first.’ “‘And was that 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 Mr. Drebber again.’ “‘God forgive you!’ cried Madame Charpentier, throwing up her hands and sinking back in her chair. ‘You have murdered your brother. E DIDN'T SEEM ABLE TO GET OUT A WORD THE DAUGHTER BURST INTO TEARS I FELT MORE THAN EVER THAT THESE PEOPLE KNEW SOMETHING OF THE MATTER AT WHAT O'CLOCK DID MISTER DREBBER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE FOR THE TRAIN I ASKED AT EIGHT O'CLOCK SHE SAID GULPING IN HER THROAT TO KEEP DOWN HER AGITATION HIS SECRETARY MISTER STANGERSON SAID THAT THERE WERE TWO TRAINS ONE AT NINE FIFTEEN AND ONE AT ELEVEN HE WAS TO CATCH THE FIRST AND 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
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