The Almost Perfect Murder



\"Oh, they're married, are they?\" said my mistress coolly.

The girl's nostrils became pinched again. \"He said they were. But that was on the day before. On Monday afternoon Mr. Henry saw his father alone, and they had a violent quarrel. They talked so loud I could hear a good deal in my room. Mr. Henry told his father then that he was married to Miss Gilsey. I don't know if it's true, or if he just said so to get out of the


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\"Oh, they're married, are they?\" said my mistress coolly.

The girl's nostrils became pinched again. \"He said they were. But that was on the day before. On Monday afternoon Mr. Henry saw his father alone, and they had a violent quarrel. They talked so loud I could hear a good deal in my room. Mr. Henry told his father then that he was married to Miss Gilsey. I don't know if it's true, or if he just said so to get out of the


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