Rememberthisdaymonth——notonewordsooner。’
Hethenrose，andIlefttheroom，muchagitatedandexhausted。
Thisinterview，allthecircumstancesattendingit，butmostparticularlytheformidableexpressionofmyuncle’scountenancewhilehetalked，thoughhypothetically，ofmurder，combinedtoarouseallmyworstsuspicionsofhim。Idreadedtolookuponthefacethathadsorecentlyworntheappallingliveryofguiltandmalignity。Iregardeditwiththemingledfearandloathingwithwhichonelooksuponanobjectwhichhastorturedtheminanightmare。
Inafewdaysaftertheinterview，theparticularsofwhichIhavejustrelated，I
foundanoteuponmytoilet-table，andonopeningitIreadasfollows：