13 had been murdered.

I fancied that he had killed himself in a fit of melancholia, with the stiletto I had left on his table; but I did not dare to go near the house to find this out.
"Afterwards I learned that the doctor who examined the body was of the opinion that Clear had been murdered; and, being afraid about the police taking up the case, I paid Mrs.Bensusan a week's rent and left her house two days after Christmas.

I returned to Berwin Manor, and shortly afterwards Ferruci joined me there, as he had successfully incarcerated Vrain in the asylum under the name of Michael Clear.
"When the advertisement came out, it was I who hinted to Lydia that the dead man--seeing that he was called Berwin--might be her husband.

We went up to town: Lydia identified the body of Clear as her husband in all innocence--for after death the man looked more like Vrain than ever; and in due time the assurance money was obtained.
"I do not think there is anything more to tell, save that I did not know that Mrs.Clear had betrayed me.

I could not pay her the money, as I could not get it from Lydia.