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V. The Fad Of The Fisherman |
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"Who said you had?" demanded Harker, with a hard eye. "Why do you cry out before you're hurt?" "Because you all look at me like that," cried the young man, angrily. "Do you think I don't know you're always talking about my damned debts and expectations?" Rather to March's surprise, Fisher had drawn away from this first collision, leading the duke with him to another part of the garden. When he was out of earshot of the others he said, with a curious simplicity of manner: "Westmoreland, I am going straight to the point." "Well?" said the other, staring at him stolidly. "You have a motive for killing him," said Fisher. The duke continued to stare, but he seemed unable to speak. "I hope you had a motive for killing him," continued Fisher, mildly. "You see, it's rather a curious situation. If you have a motive for murdering, you probably didn't murder. But if you hadn't any motive, why, then perhaps, you did." "What on earth are you talking about?" demanded the duke, violently. "It's quite simple," said Fisher. "When you went across he was either alive or dead. If he was alive, it might be you who killed him, or why should you have held your tongue about his death? But if he was dead, and you had a reason for killing him, you might have held your tongue for fear of being accused." Then after a silence he added, abstractedly: "Cyprus is a beautiful place, I believe. Romantic scenery and romantic people. Very intoxicating for a young man." The duke suddenly clenched his hands and said, thickly, "Well, I had a motive." |
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