I acknowledge that I did not care to see her recover--now that I am acknowledging everything--for at best she could be only in the way, and naturally, she would interfere with my management of the estate.

But if I had been anxious that she should die, I could have had her poisoned.
Instead, however, I employed a quack, who I knew pretended to be a great physician, and who I believed could do her no good.

In fact, I didn't think that she could live but a few days.' After pausing for a moment he added, 'She must have seen me just as the light blazed up, and was doubtless standing back from the door.

I didn't take any money.' "'But why didn't you take the money while the old man was away?
Then you would have run no risk of killing him or of being killed." "'I could easily have done this, but he was so shrewd.

I wanted him to believe that he had almost caught the robber.' "'Then there is no such man as Dave Kittymunks,' said the reporter.
"'No,' Brooks answered.
"'But Flummers, the reporter, said that he knew him.' "'I met Mr.Flummers one evening,' Brooks replied, 'and before we parted company I think that he must have had in his mind a vague recollection of having seen such a fellow.