The Almost Perfect Murder



\"Julia, is it worth it?\" he said.

She was shrinking away from him with a look of repulsion. \"Do I have to submit to this?\" she murmured, appealing to Mme. Storey.

\"It is his right to break down your story, if he can,\" said my mistress.

The girl drew a long breath, and stiffened herself. \"He can't do that,\" she said confidently, \"because I have said nothing but the simple truth. But let him try.\" She sat down in the same chair that she had before occupied,


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\"Julia, is it worth it?\" he said.

She was shrinking away from him with a look of repulsion. \"Do I have to submit to this?\" she murmured, appealing to Mme. Storey.

\"It is his right to break down your story, if he can,\" said my mistress.

The girl drew a long breath, and stiffened herself. \"He can't do that,\" she said confidently, \"because I have said nothing but the simple truth. But let him try.\" She sat down in the same chair that she had before occupied,


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