I have heard it all from his own mouth.

It was a _struggle_--he might have been killed instead of Westall--Westall attacked, Hurd defended himself." Aldous shook his head.
"Of course Hurd would tell you so," he said sadly, "and his poor wife.
He is not a bad or vicious fellow, like the rest of the rascally pack.
Probably when he came to himself, after the moment of rage, he could not simply believe what he had done.

But that makes no difference.

It was murder; no judge or jury could possibly take any other view.

Dynes's evidence is clear, and the proof of motive is overwhelming." Then, as he saw her pallor and trembling, he broke off in deep distress.
"My dear one, if I could but have kept you out of this!" They were alone in the misty road.