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CHAPTER VII-2
"What did you do?" "I blew out my candle, so that she might think I was in bed. I was unreasonable, on my side—I was determined to keep my Diamond in the place of my own choosing." "After blowing out the candle, did you go back to bed?" "I had no time to go back. At the moment when I blew the candle out, the sitting-room door opened, and I saw——" "You saw?" "You." "Dressed as usual?" "No." "In my nightgown?" "In your nightgown—with your bedroom candle in your hand." "Alone?" "Alone." "Could you see my face?" "Yes." "Plainly?" "Quite plainly. The candle in your hand showed it to me." "Were my eyes open?" "Yes." "Did you notice anything strange in them? Anything like a fixed, vacant expression?" "Nothing of the sort. Your eyes were bright—brighter than usual. You looked ab
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