This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...though amazing, certainly plausible. Mistakes may be made, no doubt. It seems unlikely that you should have had reason to desire to murder this man. Moreover, you do not look like a murderer. May I tell your story to my daughter, and consult with her? She is discreet; I am in the habit of consulting her in many matters ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...though amazing, certainly plausible. Mistakes may be made, no doubt. It seems unlikely that you should have had reason to desire to murder this man. Moreover, you do not look like a murderer. May I tell your story to my daughter, and consult with her? She is discreet; I am in the habit of consulting her in many matters.' 'I have told her already, ' I said. 'You have? Why?' 'Because I wished that she should know the true version before hearing Perfilief's, which I knew must be guesswork, and I feared might be prejudiced.' 'Again, why?' 'Because your daughter is very beautiful and as kind as the angels, ' I said, 'and Perfilief is a man. Perfilief would reflect that I, too, am a man; he would not go out of his way to whitewash me in telling the Princess of his discovery.' 'Perhaps not--perhaps not, ' said the barin. 'Well, at any rate, I shall do nothing at present. It may be that I shall make inquiries as to the truth of your story. You can supply me with references and addresses in England?' 'Oh, any number, Prince!' I cried, laughing nervously. 'If you will only make inquiries in England before beginning your researches at the Siberian end, I am safe. Consult your daughter, I beseech you, for she is an angel of kindness, and will not suffer you to ruin me. For God's sake, do nothing hastily that may end in my despatch to the hell I escaped from! I swear to you by all that is holy that I am as innocent as yourself of this crime for which I was made to suffer. Give me a chance, Prince, for the love of God!' 'For the love of God and of justice and of suffering humanity, ' said the good old man, ' I shall see that you are not sent back before I am assured of your guilt; and I heartily pray that that may never be!' PART II n CHAPTER XVI I Think I need not describe ...
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