large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_13_doyle_64kb_92
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_13_doyle_64kb
English
8902
I took the marriage ring from her dead finger, and I vowed that his dying eyes should rest upon that very ring, and that his last thoughts should be of the crime for which he was punished. I have carried it about with me, and have followed him and his accomplice over two continents until I caught them. They thought to tire me out, but they could not do it. If I die to morrow, as is likely enough, I die knowing that my work in this world is done, and well done. They have perished, and by my hand. There is nothing left for me to hope for, or to desire. I TOOK THE MARRIAGE RING FROM HER DEAD FINGER AND I VOWED THAT HIS DYING EYES SHOULD REST UPON THAT VERY RING AND THAT HIS LAST THOUGHT SHOULD BE OF THE CRIME FOR WHICH HE WAS PUNISHED I HAVE CARRIED IT ABOUT WITH ME AND HAVE FOLLOWED HIM AND HIS ACCOMPLICE OVER TWO CONTINENTS UNTIL I CAUGHT THEM THEY THOUGHT TO TIRE ME OUT BUT THEY COULD NOT DO IT IF I DIE TO MORROW AS IS LIKELY ENOUGH I DIE KNOWING THAT MY WORK IN THIS WORLD IS DONE AND WELL DONE THEY HAVE PERISHED AND BY MY HAND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ME TO HOPE FOR OR TO DESIRE
ing 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. “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. After the lapse of time that has passed since their crime, it was impossible for me to secure a conviction against them in any court. I knew of their guilt though, and I determined that I should be judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one. You’d have done the same, if you have any manhood in you, if you had been in my place. “That girl that I spoke of was to have married me twenty years ago. She was forced into marrying that same Drebber, and broke her heart over it.  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 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 AFTER THE LAPSE OF TIME THAT HAS PASSED SINCE THEIR CRIME IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SECURE A CONVICTION AGAINST THEM IN ANY COURT I KNEW OF THEIR GUILT THOUGH AND I DETERMINED THAT I SHOULD BE JUDGE JURY AND EXECUTIONER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE YOU'D HAVE DONE THE SAME IF YOU HAVE ANY MANHOOD IN YOU IF YOU HAD BEEN IN MY PLACE THAT GIRL THAT I SPOKE OF WAS TO HAVE MARRIED ME TWENTY YEARS AGO SHE WAS FORCED INTO MARRYING THAT SAME DRUBBER AND BROKE HER HEART OVER IT
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_13_doyle_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_13_doyle_64kb.flac