The Almost Perfect Murder

covered my face with my hands. I heard my employer say in a crisp, resolute voice:

\"What is this?\"

Mrs. Julian had put her handkerchief to her eyes. \"It always ends this way,\" she whimpered. \"He gives so much! The strain is more than mortality can bear. He will come to directly.\"

Mme. Storey relaxed. \"Oh,\" she said, \"probably epilepsy. I have heard that a fit can be induced in this manner.\"

\"Oh, Rosika, how can


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covered my face with my hands. I heard my employer say in a crisp, resolute voice:

\"What is this?\"

Mrs. Julian had put her handkerchief to her eyes. \"It always ends this way,\" she whimpered. \"He gives so much! The strain is more than mortality can bear. He will come to directly.\"

Mme. Storey relaxed. \"Oh,\" she said, \"probably epilepsy. I have heard that a fit can be induced in this manner.\"

\"Oh, Rosika, how can


515 of 1255