"See! see there!--he is dead, dead, dead! I--I found him there; I--I found him there.

Oh, my God!--that face so white in the starlight! I--I heard the words, and--and the shot." She pressed both hands across her eyes as though seeking to blot it out.

"I swear I heard it! I--I do not know why I came here, but I--I found him there dead, dead! I--I was all alone in the dark.

I--I had to touch him to make sure, and--and then it was you." "Yes, yes," he said, realizing she was blindly endeavoring to clear herself, yet thinking only how he might soothe her, inexpressibly shocked by both words and manner.

"I know, I understand--you found him there in the dark, and it has terrified you." He approached closer, holding forth his own hands, believing she would come to him.