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The Yellow Crayon

CHAPTER XXXIV
13/22

It was foolish, for of course I was informed.

You procured from Emil a small quantity of the powder prepared according to the recipe of Herr Estentrauzen, and for which we paid him ten thousand marks.

It is the most silent, the most secret, the most swift poison yet discovered." "I got it for myself," she said coldly.

"There have been times when I have felt that the possession of something of that sort was an absolute necessity." "I do not question you as to the reason for your getting it," he answered.

"Very shortly afterwards you left your carriage in Pall Mall, and without even asking for your husband you called at his hotel--you stole up into his room." "I took some roses there and left them," she said "What of that ?" "Only that you were the last person seen to enter Mr.Sabin's rooms before Duson was found there dead.


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