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opposite side of the staircase�察�and he came in。              He had not expected the 

pleasure   of   meeting   me。     I   have   seen   several   artful   men   brought   to   a 

stand�察�but I never saw a man so aghast as he was when his eyes rested on 



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mine。 

     'Julius Caesar��' cried Beckwith�察�staggering between us�察�'Mist' Sampson� �

Mist' Sampson�察�Julius Caesar�           �Julius�察�Mist' Sampson�察�is the friend of my 

soul。    Julius    keeps    me   plied   with   liquor�察  �morning�察    �noon�察  �and    night。 

Julius is a real benefactor。 Julius threw the tea and coffee out of window 

when     I  used   to  have   any。   Julius    empties    all  the  water´jugs     of  their 

contents�察�and fills 'em with spirits。 Julius winds me up and keeps me going。 

´ Boil the brandy�察�Julius��' 

     There was a rusty and furred saucepan in the ashes�察 � the ashes looked 

like   the   accumulation   of   weeks�察   �   and   Beckwith�察  �rolling   and   staggering 

between us as if he were going to plunge headlong into the fire�察�got the 

saucepan out�察�and tried to force it into Slinkton's hand。 

     'Boil the brandy�察�Julius Caesar�          �Come�      �Do your usual office。 Boil 

the brandy��' 

     He   became   so   fierce   in   his   gesticulations   with   the   saucepan�察  �that   I 

expected to see him lay open Slinkton's head with it。                I therefore put out 

my hand to check him。          He reeled back to the sofa�察�and sat there panting�察�

shaking�察�and red´eyed�察�in his rags of dressing´gown�察�looking at us both。                   I 

noticed then that there was nothing to drink on the table but brandy�察�and 

nothing to eat but salted herrings�察�and a hot�察�sickly�察�highly´peppered stew。 

     'At   all   events�察  �Mr。   Sampson��'   said   Slinkton�察  �offering   me   the   smooth 

gravel path for the last time�察�'I thank you for interfering between me and 

this unfortunate man's violence。          However you came here�察�Mr。 Sampson�察�

or with whatever motive you came here�察�at least I thank you for that。' 

     'Boil the brandy��' muttered Beckwith。 

     Without gratifying his desire to know how I came there�察�I said�察�quietly�察�

'How is your niece�察�Mr。 Slinkton��' 

     He looked hard at me�察�and I looked hard at him。 

     'I am sorry to say�察�Mr。 Sampson�察�that my niece has proved treacherous 

and ungrateful to her best friend。         She left me without a word of notice or 

explanation。       She    was    misled�察  �no   doubt�察   �by   some    designing     rascal。 



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Perhaps you may have heard of it。' 

     'I did hear that she was misled by a designing rascal。                  In fact�察�I have 

proof of it。' 

     'Are you sure of that��' said he。 

     'Quite。' 

     'Boil the brandy��' muttered Beckwith。               'Company to breakfast�察�Julius 

Caesar。      Do your usual office�察 � provide the usual breakfast�察�dinner�察�tea�察�

and supper。       Boil the brandy��' 

     The   eyes   of   Slinkton   looked   from   him   to   me�察  �and   he   said�察  �after   a 

moment's consideration�察�

     'Mr。   Sampson�察  �you   are   a   man   of   the   world�察  �and   so   am   I。 I   will   be 

plain with you。' 

     'O no�察�you won't��' said I�察�shaking my head。 

     'I tell you�察�sir�察�I will be plain with you。' 

     'And   I   tell   you   you   will   not��'   said   I。 'I   know   all   about   you。 YOU 

plain with any one�拭        �Nonsense�察�nonsense��' 

     'I   plainly  tell   you�察 �Mr。   Sampson��'   he   went   on�察  �with   a   manner   almost 

composed�察�'that I understand your object。                You want to save your funds�察�

and   escape   from   your   liabilities�察  �these   are   old   tricks   of   trade   with   you 

Office´gentlemen。          But you will not do it�察�sir�察�you will not succeed。              You 

have   not   an   easy   adversary   to   play   against�察  �when   you   play   against   me。 

We shall   have to inquire�察 �in due  time�察�when   and   how Mr。  Beckwith   fell 

into his present habits。        With that remark�察�sir�察�I put this poor creature�察�and 

his incoherent wanderings of speech�察�aside�察�and wish you a good morning 

and a better case next time。' 

     While   he  was   saying   this�察 �Beckwith   had   filled   a  half´pint  glass   with 

brandy。      At this moment�察�he threw the brandy at his face�察�and threw the 

glass after it。     Slinkton put his hands up�察�half blinded with the spirit�察�and 

cut with the glass across the forehead。               At the sound of the breakage�察�a 

fourth person came into the room�察�closed the door�察�and stood at it�察�he was 

a very quiet but very keen´looking man�察�with iron´gray hair�察�and slightly 



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lame。 

     Slinkton pulled out his handkerchief�察�assuaged the pain in his smarting 

eyes�察�and dabbled the blood on his forehead。                 He was a long time about it�察�

and   I   saw   that   in   the   doing   of   it�察  �a   tremendous   change   came   over   him�察�

occasioned by the change in Beckwith�察 � who ceased to pant and tremble�察�

sat upright�察�and never took his eyes off him。               I never in my life saw a face 

in   which   abhorrence   and   determination   were   so   forcibly   painted   as   in 

Beckwith's then。 

     'Look at me�察�you villain��' said Beckwith�察�'and see me as I really am。                      I 

took these   rooms�察  �to   make   them  a   trap for   you。        I   came   into   them  as   a 

drunkard�察 �to   bait   the   trap   for   you。   You   fell   into   the   trap�察  �and   you   will 

never     leave    it  alive。    On     the  morning      when     you    last  went     to  Mr。 

Sampson's office�察�I had seen him first。              Your plot has been known to both 

of   us�察  �all   along�察  �and   you   have   been   counter´   plotted   all   along。   What�拭�

Having   been   cajoled   into   putting   that   prize   of   two   thousand   pounds   in 

your   power�察  �I   was   to   be   done   to   death   with     brandy�察  �and�察  �brandy   not 

proving quick enough�察�with something quicker�拭                    �Have I never seen you�察�

when you thought my senses gone�察�pouring from your little bottle into my 

glass�拭    �Why�察�you Murderer and Forger�察�alone here with you in the dead 

of night�察�as I have so often been�察�I have had my hand upon the trigger of a 

pistol�察�twenty times�察�to blow your brains out��' 

     This   sudden   starting   up   of   the   thing   that   he   had   supposed   to   be   his 

imbecile victim  into a determined   man�察�with   a settled resolution   to hunt 

him  down   and   be   the   death   of   him�察  �mercilessly  expressed   from  head   to 

foot�察 �was�察 �in   the   first   shock�察  �too   much   for   him。    Without   any  figure   of 

speech�察  �he   staggered   under   it。      But   there   is   no   greater   mistake   than   to 

suppose that a man who is a calculating criminal�察�is�察�in any phase of his 

guilt�察  �otherwise   than   true   to   himself�察  �and   perfectly   consistent   with   his 

whole character。         Such a man commits murder�察�and murder is the natural 

culmination of his course�察�such a man has to outface murder�察�and will do it 

with hardihood and effrontery。             It is a sort of fashion to express surprise 



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that any notorious criminal�察�having such crime upon his conscience�察�can so 

brave it out。     Do you think that if he had it on his conscience at all�察�or had 

a conscience to have it upon�察�he would ever have committed the crime�拭�

     Perfectly consistent

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