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Chapter 42

           Justanaccidental,unpremeditateddrowningandthenthegloriousfuturewhichwouldbehis!

           ButthemerethinkingofsuchathinginconnectionwithRobertaatthistime—(whywasitthathismindpersistedinidentifyingherwithit?)wasterrible,andhemustnot,hemustnot,allowsuchathoughttoenterhismind.Never,never,never!Hemustnot.Itwashorrible!Terrible!Athoughtofmurder,noless!Murder?!!!Yetsowroughtuphadhebeen,andstillwas,bytheletterwhichRobertahadwrittenhim,ascontrastedwiththeonefromSondrasodelightfulandenticingwasthepictureofherlifeandhisasshenowdescribedit,thathecouldnotforthelifeofhimquiteexpelthatotherandseeminglyeasyandsonaturalasolutionofallhisproblemifonlysuchanaccidentcouldoccurtohimandRoberta.Forafterallhewasnotplanninganycrime,washe?Washenotmerelythinkingofanaccidentthat,haditoccurredorcoulditbutoccurinhiscase....Ahbutthat"COULDITBUTOCCUR."Therewasthedarkandevilthoughtaboutwhichhemustnot,HEMUSTNOTTHINK.HeMUSTNOT.Andyetandyet,...Hewasanexcellentswimmerandcouldswimashore,nodoubtwhateverthedistance.WhereasRoberta,asheknewfromswimmingwithheratonebeachandanothertheprevioussummer,couldnotswim.Andthenandthenwellandthen,unlesshechosetohelpher,ofcourse....

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