The Almost Perfect Murder



I glanced at Whittall. He had the look of one braced to receive a fatal stroke.

\"I am so sorry for her!\" murmured Fay distressfully. \"I often think about her and wonder...But, Rosika, is it my fault that I am happy? that I have everything, while she is dead?\"

Mme. Storey made no reply to this.

\"She solved her problems in her own way!\" cried Mrs. Brunton excitedly. \"Who shall blame her? Can't you leave her in peace?\"


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I glanced at Whittall. He had the look of one braced to receive a fatal stroke.

\"I am so sorry for her!\" murmured Fay distressfully. \"I often think about her and wonder...But, Rosika, is it my fault that I am happy? that I have everything, while she is dead?\"

Mme. Storey made no reply to this.

\"She solved her problems in her own way!\" cried Mrs. Brunton excitedly. \"Who shall blame her? Can't you leave her in peace?\"


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