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Chapter 99

           "Itisquitetrue,"continueshe,"thatIkilledHenryPoindextershothimdeadinthechapparal."

           Thedeclarationisansweredbyacryfromthecrowd.Itisaltogetherinvoluntary,andexpresseshorrorratherthanindignation.

           Alikeinvoluntaryisthegroanthatgoeswithitproceedingfromasingleindividual,whomallknowtobethefatherofthemurderedmanoncemoreintheirmidst.

           Beyondthesesounds,soonceasing,thereisnothingtohindertheconfessionfrombeingcontinued.

           "IknowthatI’vegottodie,"proceedstheprisoner,withanairofseemingrecklessness."Youhavedecreedit;andIcantellbyyourlooksyouhavenointentiontochangeyourminds.

           "AfterwhatI’veconfessed,itwouldbefollyinmetoexpectpardon;andIdon’t.I’vebeenabadfellow;andnodoubthavedoneenoughtodeservemyfate.But,badasImayhavebeen,I’mnotvileenoughtobesentoutoftheworld,andleavebehindmethehorridimputationofhavingmurderedmyowncousin.Ididtakehislife,asI’vetoldyou.Youareallaskingwhy,andconjecturingaboutthemotive.Therewasnone."

           Anew"sensation"makesitselfmanifestamongthespectators.Itpartakesofsurprise,curiosity,andincredulity.

           Noonespeaks,orinanywayattemptsinterruption.

           "Youwonderatthat.It’seasilyexplained.Ikilledhimbymistake!"

           Thesurpriseculminatesinashout;suppressedasthespeakerproceeds.

           "Yes,bymistake;andGodknowsIwassorryenough,ondiscoveringthatIhadmadeit.Ididn’tknowmyselftilllongafter."

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