”Doyoustillthinkthatinanycaseshecan’thaveanother?””Onecan’tbeabsolutelysure，butit’smostunlikely。””She’sstrong，”saidSoames；”we’lltaketherisk。”Thedoctorlookedathimverygravely。”It’sonyourshoulders，”
hesaid；”withmyownwife，Icouldn’t。”
Soames’chinjerkedupasifsomeonehadhithim。”AmIofanyuseupthere?”heasked。”No；keepaway。””Ishallbeinmypicture-gallery，then；youknowwhere。”
Thedoctornodded，andwentupstairs。
Soamescontinuedtostand，listening。’Bythistimeto-morrow，’hethought，’Imayhaveherdeathonmyhands。’No！itwasunfair——