I could not go back now and finish the business.

I could not say whether he lay there any longer, and if he did, how many men Nutter might have about him by this time.
So, Sir, the cast was made, I could not mend it, and must abide my fortune be it good or ill.
'Not a servant saw me go out or return.

I came in quietly, and went into my bed-room and lighted a candle.

'Twas a blunder, a blot, but a thousand to one it was not hit.

I washed my hands.