Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Jew's Breastplate

           MyhopealwayswasthatIshouldgetitalloverbeforeIwasdetected.Thiswouldhavebeenmylastnight’swork."

           "Howdidyougetin?"askedMortimer.

           "Bytakingaverygreatlibertywithyourprivatedoor.Buttheobjectjustifiedit.Theobjectjustifiedeverything.Youwillnotbeangrywhenyouknoweverything—atleast,youwillnotbeangrywithme.Ihadakeytoyoursidedoorandalsotothemuseumdoor.IdidnotgivethemupwhenIleft.Andsoyouseeitwasnotdifficultformetoletmyselfintothemuseum.Iusedtocomeinearlybeforethecrowdhadclearedfromthestreet.ThenIhidmyselfinthemummy-case,andtookrefugetherewheneverSimpsoncameround.Icouldalwayshearhimcoming.IusedtoleaveinthesamewayasIcame."

           "Youranarisk."

           "Ihadto."

           "Butwhy?Whatonearthwasyourobject—YOUtodoathinglikethat!"Mortimerpointedreproachfullyattheplatewhichlaybeforehimonthetable.

           "Icoulddevisenoothermeans.Ithoughtandthought,buttherewasnoalternateexceptahideouspublicscandal,andaprivatesorrowwhichwouldhavecloudedourlives.Iactedforthebest,incredibleasitmayseemtoyou,andIonlyaskyourattentiontoenablemetoproveit."

           "IwillhearwhatyouhavetosaybeforeItakeanyfurthersteps,"saidMortimer,grimly.

           "Iamdeterminedtoholdbacknothing,andtotakeyoubothcompletelyintomyconfidence.IwillleaveittoyourowngenerosityhowfaryouwillusethefactswithwhichIsupplyyou."

           "Wehavetheessentialfactsalready."

           "Andyetyouunderstandnothing.

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