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Chapter 10

           "Lucio!Youhavenoheart!"Iexclaimed,strugglingviolentlytoescapefromhishold"Howcanyoustoptoreasoninsuchacase!Thinkofit!Iamthecauseofallthemischief!itismycursedluckatbaccaratthiseveningthathasbeenthefinalblowtothewretchedyoungfellow’sfortunesIamconvincedofit!Ishallneverforgivemyself"

           "Uponmyword,Geoffrey,yourconscienceisverytender!"heanswered,holdingmyarmstillmorecloselyandhurryingmeawaydespitemyself"Youmusttryandtoughenitalittleifyouwanttobesuccessfulinlife.Your‘cursedluck’youthink,hascausedLynton’sdeath?Surelyitisacontradictionintermstocallluck‘cursed,’andasfortheViscount,hedidnotneedthatlastgameatbaccarattoemphasisehisruin.Youarenottoblame.Andforthesakeoftheclub,iffornothingelse,Idonotintendeitheryouormyselftobemixedupinacaseofsuicide.Thecoroner’sverdictalwaysdisposesoftheseincidentscomfortablyintwowords‘Temporaryinsanity.’"

           Ishuddered.MysoulsickenedasIthoughtthatwithinafewyardsofuswasthebleedingcorpseofthemanIhadsolatelyseenaliveandspokenwithandnotwithstandingLucio’swordsIfeltasifIhadmurderedhim.

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