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Yes, I k-killed Jasper Gaunt, but it was no m-murder, Clo a a fight, an accident yes, I s-swear to God I never meant to do it." "You!" she whispered, "you?" "Yes, I I did it, but I swear I never m-meant to oh, Cleone " and he reached down to her with hands outstretched appealingly.
W-what the devil are you d-d-doing " For Selwyn had him fast one sinewy hand twisted in his silken collar, holding him squirming at arm's length. "M-murder!" stammered Mr. Ruthven. "No," said Selwyn, "not this time. But be very, very careful after this." And he let him go with an involuntary shudder, and wiped his hands on his handkerchief.
"Th-There's b-b-battle, m-murder, and s-s-sudden d-death g-g- going on for us, at B-Bailey's Harbor. And l-l-look! B-By J-J-J- Jiminy Kuk-Kuk-Crickets! There's another b-boat!" "Oh, they're all probably pleasure boats, like this one." "D-D-Do you c-c-call this a p-p-pleasure b-boat? S-Seems to m-me the 'H-Hoppergrass' is b-becoming a b-b-burden, like the one in the B-Bible."
"But it was no m-murder," he pleaded, "and I'm g-going away, Clo ah! won't you let me k-kiss you good-by just once, Clo?" "I'd rather you wouldn't," she whispered. "Y-your hand, then only your hand, Clo." "I'd rather you didn't!"
"Murder me?" "It's no m-murder to kill your sort!" "Then it is a pistol you have in your pocket, there?" "Yes l-look at it!" And, speaking, Barrymaine drew and levelled the weapon with practised hand. "Now listen!" said he. "You will s-sit down at that table there, and write Gaunt to g-give me all the time I need for your c-cursed interest " "But I tell you "
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