Born yesterday?
I _don't_ think.

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." The women faded away, and he was left to himself.

After breakfast he thought that he would write to his father and give him an account of the thing that he had done; if he escaped suspicion he would tear it up.
Also he was determined on two things: one was that if he were accused of the crime, he would at once admit everything; the other was that he would do his utmost, until he was accused, to lead his life exactly as though he were in no way concerned.