did you put it under the mattress?\" she asked.
\"This afternoon. I intended to burn it tonight when the house was quiet.\"
\"Oh, keep still! keep still!\" I cried, clasping my hands. Neither paid any attention to me.
\"Where was it before that?\"
\"In the curio cabinet.\"
\"Has anybody a key to that cabinet but yourself?\"
\"No.\"
By this time the box was open. It was lined with red velvet, and was divided into scores
did you put it under the mattress?\" she asked.
\"This afternoon. I intended to burn it tonight when the house was quiet.\"
\"Oh, keep still! keep still!\" I cried, clasping my hands. Neither paid any attention to me.
\"Where was it before that?\"
\"In the curio cabinet.\"
\"Has anybody a key to that cabinet but yourself?\"
\"No.\"
By this time the box was open. It was lined with red velvet, and was divided into scores
