“My dear fellow, do consider!” said I. “What possible end could have been served by my stating what I couldn’t prove against a man who could never be brought to book in this world? Santos was punished as he deserved; his punishment was death, and there’s an end on’t.”
“You might be right,” said Rattray, “but it makes my blood boil to hear such a story. Forgive me if I have spoken strongly;” and he paced his hall for
“My dear fellow, do consider!” said I. “What possible end could have been served by my stating what I couldn’t prove against a man who could never be brought to book in this world? Santos was punished as he deserved; his punishment was death, and there’s an end on’t.”
“You might be right,” said Rattray, “but it makes my blood boil to hear such a story. Forgive me if I have spoken strongly;” and he paced his hall for
