But one chance remained for me now.
The secret man of guilt might yet come to light; but how or through whose agency, I found myself unable to conceive.

I had neither the wit nor the experience to untangle this confused web.

Should I find the law in shape to deal with it?
A few days would show.

With the termination of Arthur's trial, the story of my future would begin.

Meanwhile, I must have patience and such strength as could be got from the present.
And so the afternoon passed.
With the coming on of night, my mood changed.