Kill me, and you must kill Old Man Withers, too." Every one turned toward the door as he mentioned Old Man Withers.

He had never been very far into the room.
"Oh, he's gone," said Colonel Tom, as they turned toward the door, and then looked at each other.

"Gone home.

Gone home with the name of every man present.

Don't you see you'd have to kill Old Man Withers too, if you killed me?
And then, HIS WIFE! And then--how many more?
"Do you see it widen--that pool of blood?
Do you see it spread and spread ?" He looked down at the floor, like he really seen it there.