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Chapter 32

           Butdidthatmakeitanythelesstrue?

           Therewerephasesofthisthing,thetanglesanddoubtsinvolvedinthatdark,savageplotofhis,ashenowsawandbroodedonit,whichwerenotsoeasilytobedisposedof.Perhapsthetwoworstwere,first,thatinbringingRobertatheretothatpointonthatlakethatlonespotandthengrowingsoweakandfuriouswithhimselfbecauseofhisownincapacitytodoevil,hehadfrightenedherintorisingandtryingtocometohim.Andthatinthefirstinstancemadeitpossibleforhertobethusaccidentallystruckbyhimandsomadehim,inpartatleast,guiltyofthatblowordidit?amurderous,sinfulblowinthatsense.Maybe.WhatwouldtheRev.McMillansaytothat?Andsincebecauseofthatshehadfallenintothewater,washenotguiltyofherfalling?Itwasathoughtthattroubledhimverymuchnowhisconstructiveshareofguiltinallthat.RegardlessofwhatOberwaltzerhadsaidthereatthetrialinregardtohisswimmingawayfromherthatifshehadaccidentallyfalleninthewater,itwasnocrimeonhispart,supposingherefusedtorescueherstill,ashenowsawit,andespeciallywhentakeninconnectionwithallthathehadthoughtinregardtoRobertauptothatmoment,itwasacrimejustthesame,wasitnot?Wouldn’tGodMcMillanthinkso?Andunquestionably,asMasonhadsoshrewdlypointedoutatthetrial,hemighthavesavedher.Andwouldhavetoo,nodoubt,ifshehadbeenSondraoreventheRobertaofthesummerbefore.

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