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

     Perfectly consistent with himself�察�as I believe all such monsters to be�察�

this    Slinkton     recovered     himself�察    �and   showed      a   defiance     that   was 

sufficiently     cold   and   quiet。   He     was   white�察   �he  was    haggard�察   �he   was 

changed�察�but only as a sharper who had played for a great stake and had 

been outwitted and had lost the game。 

     'Listen to me�察�you villain��' said Beckwith�察�'and let every word you hear 

me   say   be   a   stab   in   your   wicked   heart。  When   I   took   these   rooms�察  �to 

throw myself in your way and lead you on to the scheme that I knew my 

appearance   and   supposed   character   and   habits   would   suggest   to   such   a 

devil�察  �how   did   I   know   that�拭  �Because   you   were   no   stranger   to   me。      I 

knew you well。        And I knew you to be the cruel wretch who�察�for so much 

money�察�had killed one innocent girl while she trusted him implicitly�察�and 

who was by inches killing another。' 

     Slinkton took out a snuff´box�察�took a pinch of snuff�察�and laughed。 

     'But   see   here��'   said   Beckwith�察  �never   looking   away�察  �never   raising   his 

voice�察  �never   relaxing   his   face�察  �never   unclenching   his   hand。   'See   what   a 

dull   wolf   you have   been�察  �after   all�   �The   infatuated   drunkard   who   never 

drank a fiftieth part of the liquor you plied him with�察�but poured it away�察�

here�察 �there�察 �everywhere   ´   almost   before   your   eyes�察  �who   bought over   the 

fellow you set to watch him and to ply him�察�by outbidding you in his bribe�察�

before he had been at his work three days ´ with whom you have observed 

no caution�察�yet who was so bent on ridding the earth of you as a wild beast�察�

that   he   would   have defeated   you   if   you had   been   ever so prudent   ´   that 

drunkard whom you have�察�many a time�察�left on the floor of this room�察�and 

who has even let you go out of it�察�alive and undeceived�察�when you have 

turned him over with your foot ´ has�察�almost as often�察�on the same night�察�

within an hour�察�within a few minutes�察�watched you awake�察�had his hand at 

your pillow when you were asleep�察�turned over your papers�察�taken samples 



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from   your   bottles   and   packets   of   powder�察  �changed   their   contents�察  �rifled 

every secret of your life��' 

     He had had another pinch of snuff in his hand�察�but had gradually let it 

drop from between his fingers to the floor�察�where he now smoothed it out 

with his foot�察�looking down at it the while。 

     'That drunkard��' said Beckwith�察�'who had free access to your rooms at 

all times�察�that he might drink the strong drinks that you left in his way and 

be the sooner ended�察�holding no more terms with you than he would hold 

with a tiger�察�has had his master´key for all your locks�察�his test for all your 

poisons�察�his clue to your cipher´ writing。           He can tell you�察�as well as you 

can tell him�察�how long it took to complete that deed�察�what doses there were�察�

what   intervals�察  �what   signs   of   gradual   decay   upon   mind   and   body�察  �what 

distempered       fancies    were    produced�察    �what    observable     changes�察   �what 

physical pain。 He can tell you�察�as well as you can tell him�察�that all this was 

recorded day by day�察�as a lesson of experience for future service。 He can 

tell you�察�better than you can tell him�察�where that journal is at this moment。' 

     Slinkton stopped the action of his foot�察�and looked at Beckwith。 

     'No��' said the latter�察�as if answering a question from him。              'Not in the 

drawer of the writing´desk that opens with a spring�察�it is not there�察�and it 

never will be there again。' 

     'Then you are a thief��' said Slinkton。 

     Without any change whatever in the inflexible purpose�察�which it was 

quite terrific even to me to contemplate�察�and from the power of which I 

had   always   felt   convinced   it   was   impossible   for   this   wretch   to   escape�察�

Beckwith returned�察�

     'And I am your niece's shadow�察�too。' 

     With an imprecation Slinkton put his hand to his head�察�tore out some 

hair�察�and flung it to the ground。          It was the end of the smooth walk�察�he 

destroyed it in the action�察�and it will soon be seen that his use for it was 

past。 

     Beckwith went on�此�'Whenever you left here�察�I left here。                  Although I 



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understood that you found it necessary to pause in the completion of that 

purpose�察     �to  avert   suspicion�察    �still  I  watched     you   close�察   �with   the   poor 

confiding girl。       When I had the diary�察�and could read it word by word�察 � it 

was   only   about   the   night   before   your   last   visit   to   Scarborough�察   �   you 

remember the night�拭�you slept with a small flat vial tied to your wrist�察 � I 

sent to Mr。 Sampson�察�who was kept out of view。                      This is Mr。 Sampson's 

trusty  servant standing   by  the   door。         We   three   saved   your   niece   among 

us。' 

     Slinkton looked at us all�察�took an uncertain step or two from the place 

where he had stood�察�returned to it�察�and glanced about him in a very curious 

way�察 � as one of the meaner reptiles might�察�looking for a hole to hide in。                      I 

noticed at the same time�察�that a singular change took place in the figure of 

the   man�察   �   as   if   it   collapsed   within   his   clothes�察  �and   they   consequently 

became ill´shapen and ill´fitting。 

     'You   shall   know��'   said   Beckwith�察  �'for   I   hope   the   knowledge   will   be 

bitter   and   terrible   to   you�察  �why   you   have   been   pursued   by  one   man�察  �and 

why�察  �when   the   whole   interest   that   Mr。   Sampson   represents   would   have 

expended any money in hunting you down�察�you have been tracked to death 

at a single individual's charge。           I hear you have had the name of Meltham 

on your lips sometimes��' 

     I   saw�察  �in   addition   to   those   other   changes�察  �a   sudden   stoppage   come 

upon his breathing。 

     'When   you   sent   the   sweet   girl   whom   you   murdered   ��you   know   with 

what   artfully   made´out   surroundings   and   probabilities   you   sent   her��   to 

Meltham's office�察�before taking her abroad to originate the transaction that 

doomed her to the grave�察�it fell to Meltham's lot to see her and to speak 

with her。      It did not fall to his lot to save her�察�though I know he would 

freely give his own life to have done it。             He admired her�察 � I would say he 

loved   her   deeply�察  �if   I   thought   it   possible   that   you   could   understand   the 

word。      When she was sacrificed�察�he was thoroughly assured of your guilt。 

Having lost her�察�he had but one object left in life�察�and that was to avenge 



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her and destroy you。' 

     I   saw   the   villain's   nostrils   rise   and   fall   convulsively�察  �but   I   saw   no 

moving at his mouth。 

     'That   man   Meltham��'   Beckwith   steadily   pursued�察  �'was   as   absolutely 

certain that you could never elude him in this world�察�if he devoted himself 

to   your   destruction   with   his   utmost   fidelity   and   earnestness�察  �and   if   he 

divided the sacred duty with no other duty in life�察�as he was certain that in 

achieving it he would be a poor instrument in the hands of Providence�察�and 

would do well before Heaven in striking you out from among living men。 

I am that man�察�and I thank God that I have done my work��' 

     If Slinkton had been 

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