In the former case he behaved like a man who, whether insane or merely excited, had not the slightest fear of the consequences.

At this inn he acted like a crafty cautious scoundrel who had weighed the consequences of his acts beforehand, and took every possible precaution to save his own skin.
You see nothing inconsistent in this----" "I do not," interjected the superintendent firmly.
"Quite so.

Then, the next point that perplexes me is why Ronald took the trouble to carry the body of his victim to the pit and throw it in." "For the motive of concealment, and to retard discovery.

But for the footprints it would probably have given him several days--perhaps weeks--in which to make good his escape." "Did he not run a bigger risk of discovery by carrying the body downstairs in an occupied house, and across several hundred yards of open land close to the village ?" "Not in a remote spot like this.

They keep early hours in this part of the country.