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Chapter 73

           Butwhetherhedidornot,theworldbelievesthathesomehoworotherpoisonedthemanandthatIwinkedatthecrime,ifIdidn’thelpinit.Andyet—andyethemaynotbeguiltyofthelastoffence;anditisjustpossiblethatthechangetowardsmemayhavebeenagenuinerelenting—theeffectofsecondthoughtssuchashealleged.Whatwecallthe‘justpossible’issometimestrueandthethingwefinditeasiertobelieveisgrosslyfalse.InhislastdealingswiththismanBulstrodemayhavekepthishandspure,inspiteofmysuspiciontothecontrary."

           Therewasabenumbingcrueltyinhisposition.Evenifherenouncedeveryotherconsiderationthanthatofjustifyinghimself—ifhemetshrugs,coldglances,andavoidanceasanaccusation,andmadeapublicstatementofallthefactsasheknewthem,whowouldbeconvinced?Itwouldbeplayingthepartofafooltoofferhisowntestimonyonbehalfofhimself,andsay,"Ididnottakethemoneyasabribe."Thecircumstanceswouldalwaysbestrongerthanhisassertion.Andbesides,tocomeforwardandtelleverythingabouthimselfmustincludedeclarationsaboutBulstrodewhichwoulddarkenthesuspicionsofothersagainsthim.HemusttellthathehadnotknownofRaffles’sexistencewhenhefirstmentionedhispressingneedofmoneytoBulstrode,andthathetookthemoneyinnocentlyasaresultofthatcommunication,notknowingthatanewmotivefortheloanmighthavearisenonhisbeingcalledintothisman.

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