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And then, Beverley as we s-struggled somehow I g-got hold of of the dagger and struck at him b-blindly. And oh, my God, Beverley I shall never forget how he ch-choked! I can hear it now! But I didn't mean to do it. Oh, I s-swear I never meant it, Beverley s-so help me, God!" "But he is dead," said Barnabas, "and now " "Y-you won't give me up, Beverley?" cried Barrymaine, clinging to his knees.
Would you ask me for opium then? Would you? Or perhaps for death? No, pussy, we have no right to die for our personal convenience. We may spit and s-swear a bit, if it consoles us; but we mustn't pull the paw away." "Hush!" She took the cat off his knee and put it down on a footstool. "You and I will have time for thinking about those things later on.
But, before I go I want you to promise to swear, Clo to s-swear to me " Barrymaine sat up suddenly and, laying his nervous hands upon her shoulders, leaned down to her in fierce eagerness, "You must s-swear to me n-never to see or have anything to do with that d-devil, Chichester, d' ye hear me, Clo, d' ye hear me?"
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.
I never m-meant it!" he groaned and, starting to his knees, he caught at Barnabas with wild, imploring hands: "Oh, Beverley, I s-swear to you I n-never meant to do it. I went there tonight to l-learn the truth, and he th-threatened me threatened me, I tell you, s-so we fought and he was s-strong and swung me against the w-wall.
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