were so many sympathetic faces that he felt more than
eared that reiteration had made them a little confused and contradictory. To this end he had willingly acquiesced in his removal to a large quiet establishment, with an open space and trees about it
his old doubts. Either his hearers were not sincere, or else they had less power to aid him than they boasted. His interminable conferences resulted in nothing, and as the benefit of the long rest made itself felt, it produced an increased mental lucidity which rendered inact
ed only to watch for the visitors' days, and scan the faces that s
d his last means of access to the world, a kind of subterranean channel on which he could set his "stat
tour, a pair of bright prominent eyes, and a chin insufficient
tfully, then held out his hand wi
ged?" Granice faltered, feeling
oking quieter - smoothe
rest. And I've taken the opportunity
so he noticed that the reporter was accompanied by a tall man with grave compassionate eyes. I
ds if you have time?" Granice's voice shook like his hand. If this chance escaped him he felt that his
r now, Mr. Granice; but my friend has an
"I'm sorry - I think I could have explai
ly. "Certainly - I'll take it."
," Granic
atched them a tear ran down his face. But as soon as they were out of sight he turned and
nd the journalist's companion looked up curious
t was G
ranice, poor devi
en one just like it? He's still absolutel
utely.
could make out how it started? A quiet conventional sort of fellow like that - w
ead cocked up in contemplation of the barred windows.
f it. I've never spoken of
's interesting
ps into a whistle. "Why -
- the other turned on h
on the truth by the merest accident, whe
him - murdere
into . . . Do about it? Why, what was I to do? I couldn't hang the poor devil, could
a grave face, grasping Gran
thrusting the paper at the reporter; and the two men t